Etymology?:
from yāfā יָפָה ‘be beautiful’ in the sense of conspicuousness
Roots:
יפה
mōfēt n, m
1) wonder, sign, miracle, portent
1a) wonder (as a special display of God's power)
1b) sign, token (of future event)
Mentioned in Exodus 7:9, 11:10, 7:3, 4:21, 11:9 Deuteronomy 4:34, 13:2, 6:22, 7:19, 13:3, 26:8, 28:46, 29:2, 34:11 1 Kings 13:5, 13:3 Isaiah 8:18, 20:3 Jeremiah 32:20, 32:21 Ezekiel 24:24, 24:27, 12:11, 12:6 Joel 3:3 Zechariah 3:8 Psalms 78:43, 105:27, 135:9, 105:5, 71:7 Nehemiah 9:10 1 Chronicles 16:12 2 Chronicles 32:24, 32:31