What does גַּף mean in the Bible?
גַּף is a Hebrew word meaning "the back ; by extension the body or self".
Hebrew · H1610
גַּף
The back ; by extension the body or self
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גַּףH1610
What does גַּף mean in the Bible?
גַּף is a Hebrew word meaning "the back ; by extension the body or self".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H1610?
The BSB source-word alignment has 4 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include . . . (3), vvv (1).
Where does גַּף appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Exodus 21:3. Its strongest book concentrations include Exodus (3), Proverbs (1).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It. . .3×Exodus 21:3, Exodus 21:4
vvv1×Proverbs 9:3
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Exodus 21:3בְּגַפּ֥וֹto. . .Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singularExodus 21:3בְּגַפּ֣וֹto. . .Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singularExodus 21:4בְגַפּֽוֹ׃to. . .Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singularProverbs 9:3גַּ֝פֵּ֗יtovvvNoun - masculine plural construct
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned rowExodus 21:3
Aligned rows4
Books represented2
Exodus3Proverbs1
Source forms
בְּגַפּ֥וֹ1xbə·ḡap·pōwExodus 21:3
בְּגַפּ֣וֹ1xbə·ḡap·pōwExodus 21:3
בְגַפּֽוֹ׃1xḇə·ḡap·pōwExodus 21:4
גַּ֝פֵּ֗י1xgap·pêProverbs 9:3
Parsing patterns
Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular3xExodus 21:3, Exodus 21:4
Noun - masculine plural construct1xProverbs 9:3
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. the back ; by extension the body or self
Source Gloss
the back ; by extension the body or self
Extended definitionSource: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
the back; by extension the body or self BDB: body Usage: highest places, himself.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.