How to Pronounce Joppa
DZHAH-puh
Joppa is pronounced DZHAH-puh (ˈdʒɑpə): two syllables, stress on the first. Also heard: JAH-pah, JOP-uh.
What does Joppa mean?
Joppa means “beauty; comeliness”.
Hitchcock’s Bible Names (1869), public domain.
Where was Joppa?
Joppa was a coastal port town. Jonah went down to Joppa to find a ship when he fled toward Tarshish (Jonah 1:3), and it was there that Peter stayed with Simon the tanner and raised Tabitha (Acts 9:43, Acts 9:36).
Also pronounced
JAH-pah
JOP-uh
Found in Scripture
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