Gaph — H1610

Definition

masculine noun

the back; by extension the body or self

1. body, self (only in phrase, eg by himself)
2. height, elevation

Usually translated as

himself, highest places

Origin

from an unused root meaning to arch

Greek equivalents

• mónon (G3440)
• mónos (G3441)

Occurrences

Gaph occurs 4 times in 3 verses of the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: Exodus (2), Proverbs (1)

• Exodus 21:3 — If he came in by himself (בְּגַפּ֥וֹ), he shall go out by himself: if he were married, then his wife shall go out with him.
• Exodus 21:3 — If he came in by himself, he shall go out by himself (בְּגַפּ֣וֹ): if he were married, then his wife shall go out with him.
• 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 (בְגַפּֽוֹ).
• Proverbs 9:3 — She hath sent forth her maidens: she crieth upon the highest places (גַּ֝פֵּ֗י) of the city,