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yāfō יָפוֹ ‘Joppa’ (Hebrew)

Etymology?: from yāfā יָפָה ‘be beautiful’
Roots: יפה

yāfō pr n loc
Joppa or Japho = "beautiful"
1) a town on the southwest coast of Palestine in the territory of Dan; became primary port of Jerusalem during reign of Solomon

Mentioned in Joshua 19:46 Jonah 1:3 Ezra 3:7 2 Chronicles 2:15

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