Genesis 6:2
That the sons of God saw the daughters of men that they were fair; and they took them wives of all which they chose.
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Fair
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Galatians 6:12
As many as desire to make a fair shew in the flesh, they constrain you to be circumcised; only lest they should suffer persecution for the cross of Christ.
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Genesis
55 verses
1 Samuel
11 verses
2 Samuel
22 verses
1 Kings
22 verses
Esther
44 verses
Job
22 verses
Proverbs
33 verses
Song of Solomon
119 verses
Isaiah
22 verses
Jeremiah
44 verses
Ezekiel
66 verses
Daniel
22 verses
Hosea
11 verses
Amos
11 verses
Zechariah
21 verses
Matthew
11 verses
Acts
22 verses
Romans
11 verses
Galatians
11 verses
Which Hebrew, Aramaic, or Greek words stand behind this KJV word?
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יָפֶה
yâpheh · yaw-feh'
21 times translated as this KJV form40 total Strong's occurrences
beautiful (literally or figuratively)
Strong's KJV usage: beautiful, beauty, comely, fair(-est, one), goodly, pleasant, well.
Other KJV renderings
Strong's first: Genesis 12:11Strong's last: Amos 8:13
Open full H3303 profile →טוֹב
ṭôwb · tobe
7 times translated as this KJV form558 total Strong's occurrences
good (as an adjective) in the widest sense; used likewise as a noun, both in the masculine and the feminine, the singular and the plural (good, a good or good thing, a good man or woman; the good, goods or good things, good men or women), also as an adverb (well)
Strong's KJV usage: beautiful, best, better, bountiful, cheerful, at ease, × fair (word), (be in) favour, fine, glad, good (deed, -lier, -liest, -ly, -ness, -s), graciously, joyful, kindly, kindness, liketh (best), loving, merry, × most, pleasant, pleaseth, pleasure, precious, prosperity, ready, sweet, wealth, welfare, (be) well(-favoured).
Strong's first: Genesis 6:2Strong's last: Isaiah 5:9
Open full H2896 profile →יָפָה
yâphâh · yaw-faw'
4 times translated as this KJV form8 total Strong's occurrences
properly, to be bright, i.e. (by implication) beautiful
Strong's KJV usage: be beautiful, be (make self) fair(-r), deck.
Other KJV renderings
Strong's first: Song of Solomon 4:10Strong's last: Ezekiel 31:7
Open full H3302 profile →תִּפְאָרָה
tiphʼârâh · tif-aw-raw'
3 times translated as this KJV form51 total Strong's occurrences
ornament (abstractly or concretely, literally or figuratively)
Strong's KJV usage: beauty(-iful), bravery, comely, fair, glory(-ious), honour, majesty.
Other KJV renderings
Strong's first: Ezekiel 16:17Strong's last: Ezekiel 23:26
Open full H8597 profile →טָהוֹר
ṭâhôwr · taw-hore'
2 times translated as this KJV form93 total Strong's occurrences
pure (in a physical, chemical, ceremonial or moral sense)
Strong's KJV usage: clean, fair, pure(-ness).
Strong's first: Zechariah 3:5Strong's last: Zechariah 3:5
Open full H2889 profile →שַׁפִּיר
shappîyr · shap-peer'
2 times translated as this KJV form2 total Strong's occurrences
beautiful
Strong's KJV usage: fair.
Strong's first: Daniel 4:12Strong's last: Daniel 4:21
Open full H8209 profile →ἀστεῖος
asteîos · as-ti'-os
1 times translated as this KJV form2 total Strong's occurrences
urbane, i.e. (by implication) handsome
Strong's KJV usage: :--fair.
Other KJV renderings
Strong's first: Acts 7:20Strong's last: Acts 7:20
Open full G791 profile →εὐδία
eudía · yoo-dee'-ah
1 times translated as this KJV form1 total Strong's occurrences
a clear sky, i.e. fine weather
Strong's KJV usage: :--fair weather.
Other KJV renderings
Strong's first: Matthew 16:2Strong's last: Matthew 16:2
Open full G2105 profile →Καλοὶ Λιμένες
Kaloì Liménes · kal-oy' lee-men'-es
1 times translated as this KJV form2 total Strong's occurrences
Good Harbors, i.e. Fairhaven, a bay of Crete
Strong's KJV usage: :--fair havens.
Other KJV renderings
Strong's first: Acts 27:8Strong's last: Acts 27:8
Open full G2568 profile →חָנַן
chânan · khaw-nan'
1 times translated as this KJV form77 total Strong's occurrences
properly, to bend or stoop in kindness to an inferior; to favor, bestow; causatively to implore (i.e. move to favor by petition)
Strong's KJV usage: beseech, × fair, (be, find, shew) favour(-able), be (deal, give, grant (gracious(-ly), intreat, (be) merciful, have (shew) mercy (on, upon), have pity upon, pray, make supplication, × very.
Other KJV renderings
Strong's first: Proverbs 26:25Strong's last: Proverbs 26:25
Open full H2603 profile →טוּב
ṭûwb · toob
1 times translated as this KJV form32 total Strong's occurrences
good (as a noun), in the widest sense, especially goodness (superlative concretely, the best), beauty, gladness, welfare
Strong's KJV usage: fair, gladness, good(-ness, thing, -s), joy, go well with.
Other KJV renderings
Strong's first: Hosea 10:11Strong's last: Hosea 10:11
Open full H2898 profile →יְפֵה־פִיָּה
yᵉphêh-phîyâh · yef-eh' fee-yaw'
1 times translated as this KJV form1 total Strong's occurrences
very beautiful
Strong's KJV usage: very fair.
Strong's first: Jeremiah 46:20Strong's last: Jeremiah 46:20
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With her much fair speech she caused him to yield, with the flattering of her lips she forced him.
H3303
As a jewel of gold in a swine's snout, so is a fair woman which is without discretion.
H2603
When he speaketh fair, believe him not: for there are seven abominations in his heart.
English meaning and historical usage.
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fair
FAIR, adjective
1. Clear; free from spots; free from a dark hue; white; as a fair skin; a fair complexion. hence,
2. Beautiful; handsome; properly, having a handsome face.
Thou art a fair woman to look upon. Genesis 12:11. Hence,
3. Pleasing to the eye; handsome or beautiful in general.
Thus was be fair in his greatness, in the length of his branches. Ezekiel 31:3.
4. Clear; pure; free from feculence or extraneous matter; as fair water.
5. Clear; not cloudy or overcast; as fair weather; a fair sky.
6. Favorable; prosperous; blowing in a direction towards the place of destination; as a fair wind at sea.
7. Open; direct, as a way or passage. You are in a fair way to promotion. hence, likely to succeed. he stands as fair to succeed as any man.
8. Open to attack or access; unobstructed; as a fair mark; a fair butt; fair in sight; in fair sight; a fair view.
9. Open; frank; hones; hence, equal; just; equitable. My friend is a fair man; his offer is fair; his propositions are fair and honorable.
10. Not effected by insidious or unlawful methods; not foul.
He died a fair and natural death.
11. Frank; candid; not sophistical or insidious; as a fair disputant.
12. Honest; honorable; mild; opposed to insidious and compulsory; as, to accomplish a thing by fair means.
13. Frank; civil; pleasing; not harsh.
When fair words and good counsel will not prevail on us, we must be frighted into our duty.
14. Equitable; just; erited.
His doom is fair
That dust I am, and shall to dust return.
15. Liberal; not narrow; as a fair livelihood.
16. Plain; legible; as, the letter is written in a fair hand.
17. Free from stain or blemish; unspotted; untarnished; as a fair character or fame.
FAIR, adverb
1. Openly; frankly; civilly; complaisantly.
One of the company spoke him fair
2. Candidly; honestly; equitably; He promised fair
3. Happily; successfully.
Now fair befall thee.
4. On good terms; as, to keep fair with the world; to stand fair with one's companions.
To bid fair is to be likely, or to have a fair prospect.
FAIR and square, just dealing; honesty.
FAIR, noun
1. Elliptically, a fair woman; a handsome female. The fair the female sex.
2. Fairness; applied to things or persons. [Not used.]
FAIR, noun [Latin forum, or feriae, a holiday, a day exempt from labor; Gr. to trade, whence, emporium, the primary sense of which is to pass.]
A stated market in a particular town or city; a stated meeting of buyers and sellers for trade. A fair is annual or more frequent. The privilege of holding fairs is granted by the king or supreme power. Among the most celebrated fairs in Europe are those of Frankfort and Leipsic in Germany; of Novi in the Milanese; of Riga and Archangel in Russia; of Lyons and St. Germain in France. In Great Britain many towns enjoy this privilege.
Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). A conservative base-form lookup may be used when the exact inflected KJV form is not a Webster headword.
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