שְׁפַר֙
𐤔𐤐𐤓
shefar
he excelled
(Aramaic) corresponding to שָׁפַר; to be beautiful; be acceptable, please, [phrase] think good.
H8232
Daniel 6:2 · Word #1
Lexicon H8232
| Lemma | שְׁפַר |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤔𐤐𐤓 |
| Transliteration | shᵉphar |
| Strong's | H8232 |
| In-context | he excelled |
Morphology AVqp3ms
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | V — Verb — An action or state |
| Binyan | |
| Conjugation | p — Perfect — Completed action |
| Person | 3 — 3rd person — Third person ("he/she/they") |
| Gender | m — Masculine — Masculine |
| Number | s — Singular — Singular |
SIBI-P1 H8232-01
he was pleasingly fair
| Root | שׁפר (š-p-r) |
| Core Meanings | beauty, fairness, goodness, pleasantness, improvement |
| Semantic Range | to be beautiful, to be fair, to be pleasing, to be good, to excel, to seem good or acceptable |
| Conceptual Significance | The root expresses the biblical association between beauty and goodness, often reflecting favor, suitability, or excellence. In narrative and court contexts (especially in Aramaic sections), it can imply that something met with approval or was regarded as fitting and favorable. |
| Morphological Notes | Aramaic verb, Qal stem, perfect aspect, 3rd masculine singular. The Qal here functions statively, describing a condition of being fair or pleasing. |
| Rendering Rationale | The Aramaic root שׁפר conveys the idea of beauty, goodness, or pleasantness. As a Qal perfect 3rd masculine singular form, it describes a completed or stative condition—"he was" in a state of being fair or pleasing. The rendering preserves both the root sense of beauty/goodness and the masculine singular subject. |
AI-generated (openai/gpt-5.2-chat-latest)
Words from Root שׁפר (beauty, fairness, goodness, pleasantness, improvement)
| SILEX Code | Transliteration | SIBI-P1 |
|---|---|---|
H7782-02 |
bashofarot | in the ram-horns |
H7782-04 |
hashofarot | the clear-sounding horns |
H8234-01 |
shafer | Fairness (place-name) |
H7782-05 |
shofar | clear-sounding horn |
H7782-06 |
shoferot | ram’s-horns of |
Word Usage (3 occurrences of H8232)
| Location | Form | Transliteration | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| Daniel 3:32 | שְׁפַ֥ר | shefar | it is fitting |
| Daniel 4:24 | יִשְׁפַּ֣ר | yishepar | let it be acceptable |
| Daniel 6:2 | שְׁפַר֙ | shefar | he excelled |