גּוּף
gûwph · goof
properly, to hollow or arch, i.e. (figuratively) close; to shut
Lexicon
Derivation: a primitive root;
properly, to hollow or arch, i.e. (figuratively) close; to shut
- properly, to hollow or arch, i.e. (figuratively) close
- to shut
Definition from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (1890). Wording is Strong's own, including his etymological notes, which are not separate meanings.
KJV renderings: shut.
Letters
- גGimel3
Picture: throwing stick (or camel)
- Concrete
- staff · throw stick · camel · foot
- Extended
- to carry · to gather up · walking · pride lifted up
- וVav6
Picture: tent peg or hook
- Concrete
- nail · peg · hook
- Extended
- to fasten · to secure · to establish · and (joining)
- פPe80
Picture: an open mouth
- Concrete
- mouth · lips · teeth
- Extended
- to speak · a word · an edge or opening · to scatter speech
Possible cultural reading (auto-composed)
to carry, to lift up › to fasten and establish › to speak, the word
To carry, to lift up that works to fasten and establish that works to speak, the word.
Interpretive, not lexical. The dictionary sense of גּוּף above is the attested meaning; this pictographic reading is a tradition about how the sign-shapes may have been heard. Both can be held at once, they are answering different questions.
Usage
1 occurrences · 1 OT · 0 NT · 1 distinct forms
KJV renderings of this word, by how often each one is used.
- let them shut1 · 100%
Where it is used, by book.
Inflected forms found in the text.
Counts are computed from the tagged Hebrew and Greek text aligned to the King James Version, not from an estimate.