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Bible Lexicons
Old Testament Hebrew Lexical Dictionary Hebrew Lexicon
Strong's #1479 - גּוּף
Transliteration
gûwph
Phonetics
goof
Origin
a primitive root
Parts of Speech
verb
TWOT
329
Definition
- Brown-Driver-Briggs
- Strong
Brown-Driver-Briggs' Definition
- to shut, close
- (Hiphil) to close
Greek Equivalent Words:
Frequency Lists
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Verse Results

ASV (1)
Nehemiah
1
BSB (1)
Nehemiah
1
CSB (1)
Nehemiah
1
ESV (1)
Nehemiah
1
KJV (1)
Nehemiah
1
LEB (1)
Nehemiah
1
LSB (1)
Nehemiah
1
N95 (1)
Nehemiah
1
NAS (1)
Nehemiah
1
NLT (0)
The World English Bible
did not use
this Strong's Number
did not use
this Strong's Number
WEB (1)
Nehemiah
1
Ancient Hebrew Lexicon Definitions
1063) pc (גפ GP) AC: ? CO: ? AB: ?
C) pca (אגפ AGP) AC: ? CO: Troop AB: ?
Nm ) pca (אגפ AGP) - Troop: An army or band of men. KJV (7): band - Strongs: H102 (אֲגַף)
J) pfc (גופ GWP) AC: ? CO: Shut AB: ?
V) pfc (גופ GWP) - Shut: To close or shut something. KJV (1): (vf: Hiphil) shut - Strongs: H1479 (גּוּף)
Nf1) epfc (גופה GWPH) - Corpse: From the closed eyes. KJV (2): body - Strongs: H1480 (גּוּפָה)
AHL Definitions Copyright: ©1999-2025
Jeff Benner, Ancient Hebrew Research Center Used by permission of the author.
Jeff Benner, Ancient Hebrew Research Center Used by permission of the author.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Expanded Definition
[גּוּף] verb shut, close (Late Hebrew id., see NHWB i. 314,352) —
Hiph`il Imperfect jussive יָגִ֫יפוּ Nehemiah 7:3 close (door, דלתות).
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.All rights reserved. Used by permission. BibleSoft.com
Gesenius' Hebrew and Chaldee Definition
גּוּף i.q. Arab. جَافَ to be hollow (see under גָּבַב No. 1 ). V. id. and to be, or to be hid away in the midst of any thing, Conj. II., to shut a door (pr. to cause that any thing within be hid away). So
Hithpael, to shut doors, Nehemiah 7:3. Hence
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List of Word Forms
יָגִ֥יפוּ יגיפו yā·ḡî·p̄ū yaGifu yāḡîp̄ū