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שַׁפִּיר‏ adj. beautiful

beautiful Com^-OA. Dan4:9 : עָפְיֵהּ שַׁפִּיר וְאִנְבֵּהּ שַׂגִּיא‏ its foliage is beautiful and its fruit abundant. 4QTob b4.1.17=06:11 : ואיתי לה ברא שפירה‏ he had a beautiful daughter. TgO Gen6:2 : וַחזוֹ בְנֵי רַברְבַיָא יָת בְנָת אֲנָשָא אֲרֵי שַפִירָן אִינִין‏ . often with a qualifying genitive or adverbial infinitive Com. TgO Gen12:11 : יָדַענָא אֲרֵי אִיתְתָא שַפִירַת חֵיזֻו אַת‏ I know that you are a beautiful woman. TgO Gen41:4 : שַבַע תוֹרָתָא דְשַפִירָן/שפירן/ לְמִחזֵי‏ the seven good-looking cows. TgJ Na3:4 : נָפְקַת בָרָא שַפִירַת רֵיו/חֵן‏ a beautiful prostitute.

proper, good, suitable, ok Com. 4QLevi^bar1..16 : ٠٠٠ ]ד֗שפיר ודטב קדמיך‏ . FTV Gen35:9 : וקיימין שפירין אלפת יתן‏ you have taught us proper covenants.

idioms: Com. שַפִּיר לֵב‏: happy, esp. from food and drink JLAtg. TgJ 1Sam25:36 : וְלֵב נָבָל שַפִיר עְלוֹהִי‏ PN was a happy drunk.

Page refs. in other dictionaries: DJPA: 563b; DJBA: 1170a; Jastrow: 1616; Levy Ch-W: 2:509; Tal Sam: 924; DNWSI: 1184; DJA: 83b; Cook,Qumran: 241;

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Derivatives:

špyr (šappīr) adv. right, well

špyrw, špyrwtˀ (šappīrū, šappīrūṯā) n.f. beauty