The meaning of “גַּף”
Understanding gaph reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.
[phrase] highest places, himself. - the back - by extension the body or self 1) body, self (only in phrase, eg by himsel...
גַּף
[phrase] highest places, himself. - the back - by extension the body or self 1) body, self (only in phrase, eg by himself) 2) height, elevation
Occurrences in the Bible
| Reference | Text | |
|---|---|---|
| Exodus 21:3 | “If he came in by himself, he shall go out by himself: if he were married, then his wife shall go out with him.” Word: גַּף (gaph) | |
| Exodus 21:4 | “If his master have given him a wife, and she have born him sons or daughters; the wife and her children shall be her master’s, and he shall go out by himself.” Word: גַּף (gaph) | |
| Proverbs 9:3 | “She hath sent forth her maidens: she crieth upon the highest places of the city,” Word: גַּף (gaph) |
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