188 occurrences in 13 translations

'Beautiful' in the Bible

The LORD God caused every tree that is both beautiful and suitable for food to spring up out of the ground. The tree of life was also in the middle of the garden, along with the tree of the knowledge of good and evil.

Knowledge Of Good And EvilSprouting PlantsMetaphorical TreesKnowingSproutingBeauty Of ThingsFood DefinedKnowing Right And WrongHealing Of NationsAdam and eve disobey godnatural LifeBeauty Of NatureThe Beauty Of Nature

When Abram entered Egypt, the Egyptians saw that the woman was very beautiful.

Relationships With Boyfriend

Now the girl was very beautiful, a young woman who had not known a man intimately. She went down to the spring, filled her jug, and came up.

BeautifulAbsence Of SexWomen's BeautyBeauty Of Nature

When the men of the place asked about his wife, he said, “She is my sister,” for he was afraid to say “my wife,” thinking, “The men of the place will kill me on account of Rebekah, for she is a beautiful woman.”

Examples Of DeceitdoubtersAsking Particular QuestionsMisrepresentationOther WivesBeautiful Women

And he left all that he had in Joseph's hand, and took cognizance of nothing with him, save the bread that he ate. And Joseph was of a beautiful form and of a beautiful countenance.

FidelityServants, GoodTrustworthinessBusiness EthicsBeauty, In MenSeeking FoodAuthority Delegated To PeopleHandsome Men

and all of a sudden seven healthy, plump, beautiful cows emerged from the Nile and began to graze among the reeds that line the bank.

Seven AnimalsFat AnimalsAnimals EatingRiver Nile

The woman became pregnant and gave birth to a son; when she saw that he was beautiful, she hid him for three months.

Two To Four MonthsPeople Hiding PeopleWomen's Beauty

As an expert designer of beautiful things, working in gold and silver and brass;

artistscraftsmanship

and the mitre of linen, and the beautiful bonnets of linen, and the linen trousers, of twined linen,

DressLinen ItemsTurban And CapsUndergarments

and ye have taken to yourselves on the first day the fruit of beautiful trees, branches of palms, and boughs of thick trees, and willows of a brook, and have rejoiced before Jehovah your God seven days.

Feast Of TabernaclesSeven DaysFoliageWillowsBrooks

How beautiful are your tents, Jacob,your dwellings, Israel.

BeautifulJacob, The Patriarchassertiveness

Please let me cross over and see the beautiful land on the other side of the Jordan, that good hill country and Lebanon.

Beyond Jordan

“When the Lord your God brings you into the land He swore to your fathers Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob that He would give you—a land with large and beautiful cities that you did not build,

CityLargenessBuilding CitiesThe Promised LandCities In IsraelGod Gave The Land

When you eat and are full, and build beautiful houses to live in,

Building Houses

And seest among the captives a beautiful woman, and hast a desire unto her, that thou wouldest have her to thy wife;

BeautifulMarriage AllowedWomen's BeautyWifewomanBeautiful Women

“I was sure you hated her,” her father said, “so I gave her to one of the men who accompanied you. Isn’t her younger sister more beautiful than she is? Why not take her instead?”

Hating IndividualsTransferring Wives

And he sent, and brought him in. Now he was ruddy, and withal of a beautiful countenance, and goodly to look to. And the LORD said, Arise, anoint him: for this is he.

BodyOutward AppearanceBeauty, In MenRed FacesGood EyesAppearances ofHairHandsome Men

And when the Philistine looked about and saw David, he disdained him; for he was a youth, and ruddy, and besides of a beautiful countenance.

David, Early LifePride, Examples OfSuperiorityAttractionDisdainLimitations Of YouthRed FacesAppearances ofteenagerHandsome Men

Now the name of the man was Nabal; and the name of his wife Abigail: and she was a woman of good understanding, and of a beautiful countenance: but the man was churlish and evil in his doings; and he was of the house of Caleb.

BehaviourIntelligenceOutward AppearanceSelfishness, Examples OfGood Wives ExamplesBeauty, In WomenDiscourtesyWomen's BeautyBeauty Of NatureA Good WomanInner BeautyBeauty And Self WorthA Good HusbandBeautiful Women

And it came to pass in an eveningtide, that David arose from off his bed, and walked upon the roof of the king's house: and from the roof he saw a woman washing herself; and the woman was very beautiful to look upon.

BodyBathing, For RefreshmentRoofPornographyRooftopBedsWomen's Beauty

Some time passed. David’s son Absalom had a beautiful sister named Tamar, and David’s son Amnon was infatuated with her.

Beauty, In WomenNamed SistersMen And Women Who LovedBeautiful Women

Now in all Israel there was no one so greatly to be praised for his beautiful form as Absalom: from his feet to the crown of his head he was completely beautiful.

CommendationBlemishHeadsPrejudiceBeauty, In MenPeople Made PerfectTypes Of FeetWomen's BeautyHandsome Men

Three sons were born to Absalom, and a daughter named Tamar, who was a beautiful woman.

Three ChildrenWomen's BeautyBeautiful Women

They searched for a beautiful girl throughout the territory of Israel; they found Abishag the Shunammite and brought her to the king.

Those Looking For People

The young woman was absolutely beautiful. She served the king and was very useful to him. The king was not sexually involved with her.

Absence Of Sex

And the house was made beautiful with stones of great value, and the gold was gold of Parvaim.

Adornment, Of BuildingsBeing Beautiful

So the workmen did their work, making good what was damaged and building up the house of God till it was strong and beautiful again.

diligencereinforcement

And Hezekiah had very great wealth and honour; and he made himself store-houses for his gold and silver and jewels and spices, and for body-covers and all sorts of beautiful vessels.

GoldHerbs And SpicesSilver

In the spring of the year King Nebuchadnezzar sent and took him away to Babylon, with the beautiful vessels of the house of the Lord, and made Zedekiah, his father's brother, king over Judah and Jerusalem.

Sacrilege

And the house of God was burned and the wall of Jerusalem broken down; all its great houses were burned with fire and all its beautiful vessels given up to destruction.

FortificationsBattering ramsPalacesWallsConflagrationsDestruction Of Jerusalem's Wall

to bring Queen Vashti before him with her royal crown. He wanted to show off her beauty to the people and the officials, because she was very beautiful.

Beauty, In Womenroyalty

The king’s personal attendants suggested, “Let a search be made for beautiful young women for the king.

Those Looking For People

Let the king appoint commissioners in each province of his kingdom, so that they may assemble all the beautiful young women to the harem at the fortress of Susa. Put them under the care of Hegai, the king’s eunuch, who is in charge of the women, and give them the required beauty treatments.

Weak Women

And he brought up Hadassah, that is, Esther, his uncle's daughter: for she had neither father nor mother, and the maid was fair and beautiful; whom Mordecai, when her father and mother were dead, took for his own daughter.

Fatherless, Examples OfBeauty, In WomenAdoptionExamples Of OrphansWomen's RolesDeath Of A MotherFather And Daughter RelationshipsFathers Responsibilities

No women as beautiful as Job’s daughters could be found in all the land, and their father granted them an inheritance with their brothers.

BeautifulBad ParentsInheritance, MaterialParents Duty To ChildrenBeauty, In WomenInheritanceWomen's BeautyBeautiful Women

The boundary lines have fallen for mein pleasant places;indeed, I have a beautiful inheritance.

BeautifulBoundariesHappinessHeritageInheritanceBeauty Of Naturealignment

Rejoice in the Lord, you righteous ones;praise from the upright is beautiful.

RejoicingPraise The Lord!

For the music director; according to the tune of "Lilies;" by the Korahites, a well-written poem, a love song. My heart is stirred by a beautiful song. I say, "I have composed this special song for the king; my tongue is as skilled as the stylus of an experienced scribe."

Carvings Of FlowersKingship, HumanMusicPensSkillSongsTongueWedding SongsInspirationJournalizing

So will the king have a great desire for you, seeing how beautiful you are; because he is your lord, give him honour.

BeautifulBeauty, In WomenBowing Before MessiahWomen's BeautyBeauty Of NatureThe Beauty Of NatureBeing BeautifulBeautiful Women

Beautiful for situation, the joy of the whole earth, is mount Zion, on the sides of the north, the city of the great King.

God, Greatness OfBeautifulBeauty Of JerusalemBeauty Of NatureThe Beauty Of Naturezion

Majestic splendor emanates from him; his sanctuary is firmly established and beautiful.

God, Majesty OfStrength Of GodGod Is StrongFamily Strength

She will place a fair garland on your head; she will bestow a beautiful crown on you."

Crowns, Worn BySpiritual crownscrownsdignity

Like a loving deer, a beautiful doe, let her breasts satisfy you all the time. Be constantly intoxicated by her love.

DeersBreasts, Being AttractiveSex Within MarriageHusbands Duty To WivesDeer Etc.Loving Your WifeStaying PositiveDeerbreaststeenager

I also amassed silver and gold for myself, as well as valuable treasures taken from kingdoms and provinces. I acquired male singers and female singers for myself, and what gives a man sensual delight -- a harem of beautiful concubines!

ChoirsThe Vanity Of Human KnowledgeSingersSupplied With Money

Lo, that which I have seen: It is good, because beautiful, to eat, and to drink, and to see good in all one's labour that he laboureth at under the sun, the number of the days of his life that God hath given to him, for it is his portion.

DietsEating And DrinkingEating Drinking And RejoicingSunHaving A Good DayBeing Happy And Enjoying LifeEnjoying Lifefatehardwork

(The Chorus)“We will rejoice and be glad in you;We will remember and extol your love more [sweet and fragrant] than wine.Rightly do they love you.”(The Shulammite Bride)“I am deeply tanned but lovely,O daughters of Jerusalem,[I am dark] like the tents of [the Bedouins of] Kedar,Like the [beautiful] curtains of Solomon.

African AmericansTapestriesBlack PeopleWomen's BeautyBeauty Of NatureColorThe Beauty Of NatureBeing Beautiful

M If you do not know,most beautiful of women,follow the tracks of the flock,and pasture your young goatsnear the shepherds’ tents.

Beauty, SpiritualPasturing The Flockfootprints

M How beautiful you are, my darling.How very beautiful!Your eyes are doves.

BeautifulThe Beauty Of Nature

(The Shulammite Bride)“Behold, how fair and handsome you are, my beloved;And so delightful!Our arbor is green and luxuriant.

Handsome Men

My love calls to me:M Arise, my darling.Come away, my beautiful one.

Get Up!True LoveBeing In Lovelovers

The fig tree ripens its figs;the blossoming vines give off their fragrance.Arise, my darling.Come away, my beautiful one.

BlossomingGet Up!

M How beautiful you are, my darling.How very beautiful!Behind your veil,your eyes are doves.Your hair is like a flock of goatsstreaming down Mount Gilead.

Appearance Of HairYoung LoversHairgirlfriends

How beautiful is your love, my sister, my bride. How much better is your love than wine, and the fragrance of your perfume than all kinds of spices.

Love And WineA Time For Love

I am sleeping, but my heart is awake; it is the sound of my loved one at the door, saying, Be open to me, my sister, my love, my dove, my very beautiful one; my head is wet with dew, and my hair with the drops of the night.

Names And Titles For The Church

Y What makes the one you love better than another,most beautiful of women?What makes him better than another,that you would give us this charge?

His legs are as pillars of stone on a base of delicate gold; his looks are as Lebanon, beautiful as the cedar-tree.

Things Like Gold

His mouth is most sweet; yes, he is all beautiful. This is my loved one, and this is my friend, O daughters of Jerusalem.

Christ, Character OfAdoration, Of ChristAttractionElegance

Y Where has your love gone,most beautiful of women?Which way has he turned?We will seek him with you.

Where To?

Thou art beautiful, O my love, as Tirzah, comely as Jerusalem, terrible as an army with banners.

Banner, Figurative Use

My dove, my very beautiful one, is but one; she is the only one of her mother, she is the dearest one of her who gave her birth. The daughters saw her, and gave her a blessing; yes, the queens and the servant-wives, and they gave her praises.

Unique IndividualsPraising Specific PeopleMan's FavouriteBeing Unique

Y Who is this who shines like the dawn—as beautiful as the moon,bright as the sun,awe-inspiring as an army with banners?

The Moon

How beautiful are thy feet with shoes, O prince's daughter! the joints of thy thighs are like jewels, the work of the hands of a cunning workman.

BeautifulShoesWearing JewelleryjewelryartistsBeautiful Women

How beautiful you are and how pleasant,my love, with such delights!

AttractionRomance

Against all the ships of TarshishAnd against all the beautiful craft.

Seafaring

At that time the sovereign master will remove their beautiful ankle jewelry, neck ornaments, crescent shaped ornaments,

ShoesThe Moonjewelryfootball

And in the place of sweet spices will be an evil smell, and for a fair band a thick cord; for a well-dressed head there will be the cutting-off of the hair, and for a beautiful robe there will be the clothing of sorrow; the mark of the prisoner in place of the ornaments of the free.

Baldness, Figurative UseClothHairsSackcloth And AshesSmellsPeople RottingFragranceMarks On PeopleAppearance Of HairNo BeautyWomen's BeautyHairmakeupbranding

In that day shall the branch of the LORD be beautiful and glorious, and the fruit of the earth shall be excellent and comely for them that are escaped of Israel.

Day of the LORDBeautifulBranches, Illustrating MessiahMessianic AgeNames And Titles For ChristBeauty Of GodSurvivors Of IsraelWomen's BeautyExcellence

The LORD of the Heavenly Armies has declared this so I could hear it: "Surely many houses will become desolate, great and beautiful houses, without occupants.

Empty PlacesGod Swearing Harm

Listen carefully, the Lord, the God of hosts, will lop off the [beautiful] boughs with terrifying force;The tall in stature will be cut downAnd the lofty will be abased and humiliated.

Cutting Off BranchesPutting Things Down

And Babylon, the glory of kingdoms, the beautiful town which is the pride of the Chaldaeans, will be like God's destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah.

Babylon, History OfCityKingdomsPride, Results OfSodom And GomorrahWorldlinessBabylon Destroyed

For you have forgotten the God of your salvation,and you have failed to rememberthe rock of your strength;therefore you will plant beautiful plantsand set out cuttings from exotic vines.

FortressesGod, The RockRocksMetaphorical Plantingmindfulness

Her profits and earnings will be set apart for the Lord. They will not be stored up or accumulated, for her profits will be given to those who live in the Lord's presence and will be used to purchase large quantities of food and beautiful clothes.

MerchandiseStoring Treasure On EarthWages Of A Prostitute

Woe to the majestic crown of Ephraim’s drunkards,and to the fading flower of its beautiful splendor,which is on the summit above the rich valley.Woe to those overcome with wine.

FlowersAlcoholWineBeauty, Temporal Nature OfNo BeautyThe Proud Will Be AbasedWoe To Israel And JerusalemWorseNorthern Kingdom Of Israeldrunkards

The fading flower of his beautiful splendor,which is on the summit above the rich valley,will be like a ripe fig before the summer harvest.Whoever sees it will swallow itwhile it is still in his hand.

Fig treeHarvestNo BeautyWorse

At that time, the LORD of the Heavenly Armies will become a glorious crown, a beautiful diadem for the remnant of his people,

RemnantBeauty Of GodChrist, Names ForCommerceSurvivors FavouredCrowns For God's PeopleSpiritual crowns

The woodworker stretches out a measuring line,he outlines it with a stylus;he shapes it with chiselsand outlines it with a compass.He makes it according to a human likeness,like a beautiful person,to dwell in a temple.

CraftsmenShrinesSkillToolsBeauty, In MenLike Menartistswoodworkingmeasurement

Awake, awake; put on thy strength, O Zion; put on thy beautiful garments, O Jerusalem, the holy city: for henceforth there shall no more come into thee the uncircumcised and the unclean.

CityNames For JerusalemBeauty, SpiritualPurity, Nature OfSleep, SpiritualUncircumcisionWakefulnessStrength Of PeopleFine ClothesWake Up!Purity Of New CreationBe Strong!awakeningstrengh

As peoples were surprised at him, And his face was not beautiful, so as to be desired: his face was so changed by disease as to be unlike that of a man, and his form was no longer that of the sons of men.

AtonementHumiliationMessianic PropheciesBlemished PeopleAppearances ofrecognitionscarsJesus Eyes

"You afflicted, tossed with storms, and not comforted, behold, I will set your stones in beautiful colors, and lay your foundations with sapphires.

FloggingBuildingJewelsStormsSpiritual FoundationsNo ComfortCatastrophic EventsThe Storms Of Life

I will make your pinnacles out of gems, your gates out of beryl, and your outer wall out of beautiful stones.

CrystalsPrecious StonesSparklingborderscredibility

All the flocks of Kedar will be gathered to you;the rams of Nebaioth will serve youand go up on My altar as an acceptable sacrifice.I will glorify My beautiful house.

People Commended By GodMillenial SacrificesAcceptance

Vessels of the sea-lands are waiting for me, and the ships of Tarshish first, so that your sons may come from far, and their silver and gold with them, to the place of the name of the Lord your God, and to the Holy One of Israel, because he has made you beautiful.

HonorIslandsSeafaringShipsThe NavySea TravelGod Bestowing GloryPeople From Far Away

Bible Theasaurus

Attractive (38 instances)
Beauteous (12 instances)
Comely (29 instances)
Dainty (13 instances)
Delicate (37 instances)
Elegant (5 instances)
Gorgeous (3 instances)
Graceful (6 instances)
Handsome (22 instances)
Harmonious (4 instances)
Lovely (31 instances)

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Root Form
Definition
Usage
יפה 
Yapheh 
Usage: 41

טוב 
Towb 
Usage: 553

יפה 
Yaphah 
Usage: 8

נאה 
Na'ah 
Usage: 3

צבי 
Ts@biy 
Usage: 32

תּאר 
To'ar 
Usage: 15

תּפארת תּפארה 
Tiph'arah 
Usage: 51

ὡραῖος 
Horaios 
Usage: 3

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