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 Part of Speech: noun proper locative A Related Word by BDB/Strong’s Number: from H3302
Brown-Driver-Briggs
יָפוֺ, יָפוֺאproper name, of a locationJoppa (Phoenician יפי; Assyrian Ja(p)pu COTGloss BezTel-el-Amarna Tabl. ln Brit, Mus. 146; Egyptian Ye-pu WMM159) — seaport town of Palestine (Jerusalem), יָפוֺJoshua 19:46; Jonah 1:3; 2Chron 2:15=יָפוֺאEzra 3:7; ᵐ5Ιοππα, modern Jaffa.
Englishman's Concordance (References)
Strong's Hebrew: 3305. יָפוֹ (Yapho or Yapho) — 4 Occurrences
Joshua 19:46 HEB:הַגְּב֖וּל מ֥וּל יָפֽוֹ׃ NAS: with the territory over against Joppa. KJV: with the border before Japho. INT: the territory over Joppa
2 Chronicles 2:16 HEB:עַל־ יָ֣ם יָפ֑וֹ וְאַתָּ֛ה תַּעֲלֶ֥ה NAS: by sea to Joppa, so that you may carry KJV: by sea to Joppa; and thou shalt carry it up INT: by sea to Joppa you you may carry
Ezra 3:7 HEB:אֶל־ יָ֣ם יָפ֔וֹא כְּרִשְׁי֛וֹן כּ֥וֹרֶשׁ NAS: to the sea at Joppa, according to the permission KJV: to the sea of Joppa, according to the grant INT: to the sea Joppa to the permission Cyrus
Jonah 1:3 HEB:יְהוָ֑ה וַיֵּ֨רֶד יָפ֜וֹ וַיִּמְצָ֥א אָנִיָּ֣ה ׀ NAS: So he went down to Joppa, found a ship KJV: and went down to Joppa; and he found INT: of the LORD went to Joppa found A ship
