of Hebrew origin (
H3305); Joppe (i.e. Japho), a place in Palestine:--Joppa.
Joppa or Japho = "beautiful"
- a city of Palestine on the Mediterranean, lying on the border of the tribes of Dan and Ephraim. It was subject to the Jews from the times of the Maccabees. It had a famous but dangerous port and carried on a flourishing trade. It is now called Jaffa.
