שְׁפַר

she.pharto acceptableHow to read Hebrew
aramaicOld TestamentVerb3 occurrences1 book3 verses

Definition

(Aramaic) corresponding to H8231; to be beautiful
Traditional renderings: be acceptable, please, think good.

Usage patterns

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Occurrences

3 total
  1. Daniel 4:2שְׁפַ֥ר · I am pleased
    I am pleased to declare the signs and wonders that the Most High God has performed for me.
  2. Daniel 4:27יִשְׁפַּ֣ר · be pleasing
    Therefore, may my advice be pleasing to you, O king. Break away from your sins by doing what is right, and from your iniquities by showing mercy to the oppressed. Perhaps there will be an extension of your prosperity.”
  3. Daniel 6:1שְׁפַר֙ · Now it
    Now it pleased Darius to appoint 120 satraps to rule throughout the kingdom,