ya.pho is a proper place name marking a border location, a destination by sea, and the place where Jonah found a ship.

The supplied occurrences use ya.pho as a proper place name: it marks a location opposite a border in Joshua 19:46, a sea destination for cedar wood in Ezra 3:7, and the place where Jonah found a ship in Jonah 1:3; 2 Chronicles 2:15 preserves the same proper-noun form, though the APB clause does not make its contribution clear.

1. Proper place name in geographic and travel contexts · dominant

   The form is tagged Noun · Proper in every occurrence. In Joshua 19:46 the APB renders a border "opposite Joppa"; in Ezra 3:7 it renders cedar wood brought "to the sea at Joppa," and in Jonah 1:3 it renders Jonah going down there and finding a ship. In 2 Chronicles 2:15 the same proper-noun form occurs, although the supplied APB renders only the request concerning wheat, barley, oil, and wine.

   Joshua 19:46Ezra 3:7Jonah 1:32 Chronicles 2:15

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB explicitly presents the place as "Joppa" in Joshua 19:46, Ezra 3:7, and Jonah 1:3. In 2 Chronicles 2:15, the supplied translation does not visibly reflect the proper-noun form.