שָׁפַר shâphar — to glisten, i.e. (figuratively) be (causatively, make) fair
Translated in the KJV as × goodly.
a primitive root; to glisten, i.e. (figuratively) be (causatively, make) fair.
shâphar in each stem
Qal (Pa'al)
Simple · active — the plain action; the subject does it
Perfect (qatal) 1
שָֽׁפְרָ֥ה Ps 16:6 Perfect (qatal), 3rd person feminine singular
The lines are fallen unto me in pleasant places; yea, I have a goodly heritage.
What the stems mean
A Hebrew verb is its root letters set into a pattern. The pattern — the binyan — is the grammar's way of saying three things at once: whether the action is simple, intensive or causative, and whether its subject is active, passive or reflexive. That is why one Hebrew word can need six English ones. All seven binyanim, explained ›