גּוּףgûwph

shut, close

Pronunciation: goof · Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament) · H1479

Meanings

Hiph`il: close (Nehemiah 7:3)

Same root

Where it appears

Appears 1 times in the Bible.

  • Nehemiah 7:3 I said to them, “Do not leave the gates open during the hottest part of the day. And even while the gatekeepers are on duty, have them shut and bar the doors. Appoint the residents of Jerusalem to act as guards, everyone on a regular watch. Some will serve at sentry posts and some in front of their own homes.”

Source: Brown, Driver and Briggs, Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament (1906), public domain; markup by unfoldingWord, CC BY (github.com/unfoldingWord/Brown-Driver-Briggs-Enhanced).