A man living before Israel's Monarchy, only mentioned at Jos.10.3 § Japhia = "shining" 1) a town on the border of Zebulun and Issachar 1a) perhaps modern 'Yafa' 2) the king of Lachish at the time of the conquest of Canaan by Joshua 3) a son of David by a concubine
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H3309 — יָפִיעַ
ya.phi.a · Japhia · Hebrew/Aramaic
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Joshua 10:3 · יָפִ֧יעַAnd Adoni-Zedek king of Jerusalem sendeth unto Hoham king of Hebron, and unto Piram king of Jarmuth, and unto Japhia king of Lachish, and unto Debir king of Eglon, saying,Joshua 19:12 · יָפִֽיעַ׃and turned back from Sarid eastward, at the sun-rising, by the border of Chisloth-Tabor, and gone out unto Daberath, and gone up to Japhia,2 Samuel 5:15 · וְיָפִֽיעַ׃and Ibhar, and Elishua, and Nepheg, and Japhia,1 Chronicles 3:7 · וְיָפִֽיעַ׃and Nogah, and Nepheg, and Japhia,1 Chronicles 14:6 · וְיָפִֽיעַ׃and Nogah, and Nepheg, and Japhia,