H3304 H3304
A reduplicative adjective meaning "very pretty" or "beautiful," used of Egypt as a heifer in Jeremiah 46:20
This unusual form appears only in Jeremiah 46:20, where Egypt is compared to a beautiful heifer. The word employs reduplication, a Hebrew device that intensifies meaning or adds a diminutive quality, similar to forms like "reddish" or "greenish." BDB suggests the original vocalization was likely "yephephiyyah" rather than the Masoretic "yepheh-piyyah." The Septuagint translates it as "adorned" or "beautified," capturing the aesthetic dimension.
Sentidos
1. sense 1 — Exclusively used in Jeremiah 46:20 in the prophetic oracle against Egypt. The reduplicative structure creates emphasis on the heifer's beauty, making the coming judgment more striking. Spanish renders it straightforwardly as "hermosa" (beautiful), while French and German preserve the Hebrew components in brackets, acknowledging the compound's unusual morphology. 2×
AR["جَمِيلَةُ", "جِدًّا"]·ben["দেখতে", "সুন্দরী-"]·DE["[יפה]", "[פיה]"]·EN["beautiful-", "fair"]·FR["[יפה]", "[פיה]"]·heb["יפה-", "פיה"]·HI["सुंदर-", "सुडौल"]·ID["jelita", "yang-cantik"]·IT["bello"]·jav["ingkang-ayu-", "rupanipun"]·KO["모양의", "아름다운-"]·PT["bela", "formosa-"]·RU["красивая", "прекрасно-"]·ES["hermosa"]·SW["mzuri-", "sana"]·TR["görünüşlü", "güzel-"]·urd["-", "خوبصورت"]
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Referencia BDB / Léxico
† יְפֵה־פִיָּה read יְפֵהפִיָּה, or better יְפֵיפִיָּה (Ol§ 188 a Gr Gie; reduplicated, with the force of a diminutive, Sta§ 156; cf. אֲדַמְדָּם, יְרַקְרַק), adj. f. pretty, עֶגְלָה יְפֵה־פִיָּה מִצְרַיִם Je 46:20 Egypt is a pretty heifer (𝔊 κεκαλλωπιαμένη).