Strong's Hebrew · H1479
H1479 gûwph
גּוּף
goof
to shut
Looking for Greek G1479 ethelothrēskeía? It has the same number in Strong's Greek lexicon but is a different word, not a translation of H1479. Strong's numbering starts again for each language.
gûwph appears once in Scripture, in Nehemiah 7:3. In the Doxa app, open that verse, keep your notes on it, and ask Doxa Engage how it connects to what God has said to you.
Definition
properly, to hollow or arch, i.e. (figuratively) close; to shut
In the King James Version
shut.
Derivation
a primitive root;
Appears 1 time in Scripture
“And I told them, “Do not open the gates of Jerusalem until the sun is hot. While the guards are on duty, keep the doors shut and securely fastened. And appoint the residents of Jerusalem as guards, some at their posts and some at their own homes.””
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Word study: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (James Strong, 1890, public domain), with glosses and editions from STEP Bible (www.STEPBible.org); Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible Project (CC BY 4.0); Strong's Greek Dictionary in XML by Ulrik Sandborg-Petersen (CC0). Sources and changes Verse mappings: Berean Standard Bible interlinear tables (public domain).
