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Bible Lexicons

Old Testament Hebrew Lexical DictionaryHebrew 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
1. (Hiphil) to close

Greek Equivalent Words:

Strong #: 2808 ‑ κλείω (kli'‑o);

Frequency Lists

Book
Word

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

WEB (1)

Nehemiah 1

Ancient Hebrew Lexicon Definitions

1063) p c (גפ GP) AC: ? CO: ? AB: ?

C) p c a (אגפ AGP) AC: ? CO: Troop AB: ?

N^m ) p c a (אגפ AGP) - Troop: An army or band of men. KJV (7): band - Strongs: H102 (אֲגַף)

J) p f c (גופ GWP) AC: ? CO: Shut AB: ?

V) p f c (גופ GWP) - Shut: To close or shut something. KJV (1): (vf: Hiphil) shut - Strongs: H1479 (גּוּף)

N^f1) e p f c (גופה GWPH) - Corpse: From the closed eyes. KJV (2): body - Strongs: H1480 (גּוּפָה)

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).

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