תִּפְאָרָה
tiphʼârâh · tif-aw-raw'
ornament (abstractly or concretely, literally or figuratively)
Lexicon
Derivation: or תִּפְאֶרֶת; from H6286 (פָּאַר);
ornament (abstractly or concretely, literally or figuratively)
Definition from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (1890). Wording is Strong's own, including his etymological notes, which are not separate meanings.
KJV renderings: beauty(-iful), bravery, comely, fair, glory(-ious), honour, majesty.
Letters
- תTav400
Picture: a crossed mark
- Concrete
- mark · sign · cross · signature
- Extended
- a covenant · to seal · to sign · the end · monument
- פPe80
Picture: an open mouth
- Concrete
- mouth · lips · teeth
- Extended
- to speak · a word · an edge or opening · to scatter speech
- אAlef1
Picture: ox head
- Concrete
- ox · bull · cattle
- Extended
- strength · leader · first · the one in front
- רResh200
Picture: a human head
- Concrete
- head · face · person
- Extended
- first · top · beginning · chief · the highest
- הHe5
Picture: a person with both arms raised
- Concrete
- a man calling out · a window · breath
- Extended
- behold! · revelation · to reveal · the (definite article)
Possible cultural reading (auto-composed)
the mark, the covenant sign › to speak, the word › strength, the leader › the head, the highest › to reveal, behold
The mark, the covenant sign that works to speak, the word of strength, the leader of the head, the highest that works to reveal, behold.
Interpretive, not lexical. The dictionary sense of תִּפְאָרָה above is the attested meaning; this pictographic reading is a tradition about how the sign-shapes may have been heard. Both can be held at once, they are answering different questions.
Usage
51 occurrences · 51 OT · 0 NT · 37 distinct forms
KJV renderings of this word, by how often each one is used.
- and the glory4 · 11%
- of glory3 · 9%
- thy fair3 · 9%
- and for beauty2 · 6%
- the beauty2 · 6%
- beauty2 · 6%
- and in honour1 · 3%
- shall not be for thine honour1 · 3%
- and of glory1 · 3%
- thy glorious1 · 3%
- for beauty1 · 3%
- of his excellent1 · 3%
- and with thy honour1 · 3%
- and his glory1 · 3%
- for thou art the glory1 · 3%
- and beauty1 · 3%
- and it is his glory1 · 3%
- the glory1 · 3%
- glory1 · 3%
- the bravery1 · 3%
- and comely for1 · 3%
- their glory1 · 3%
- of beauty1 · 3%
- according to the beauty1 · 3%
- my glory1 · 3%
Where it is used, by book.
Inflected forms found in the text.
Counts are computed from the tagged Hebrew and Greek text aligned to the King James Version, not from an estimate.