גוף

Hebrew

Root
ג־ו־ף (g-w-p)

Etymology

Compare Arabic جوف and Egyptian jwf.

Pronunciation

• (Modern Israeli Hebrew) IPA^(key): /ɡuf/

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Noun

גּוּף • (guf) m (plural indefinite גּוּפִים, singular construct גּוּף־)

1. body (physical structure of a person or animal)
2. body (physical part of a person, as opposed to his soul)
3. corps, organisation, institution (group of people)

   גּוּף תִּקְשׁוֹרֶת

   guf tiqshóret

   media organisation (literally media body)

Declension

Declension of גּוּף

Number	Isolated forms		With possessive pronouns
	State	Form	Person	singular		plural
				m.	f.	m.	f.
singular	indefinite	גּוּף	first	גּוּפִי		גּוּפֵנוּ
	definite	הַגּוּף	second	גּוּפְךָ	גּוּפֵךְ	גּוּפְכֶם	גּוּפְכֶן
	construct	גּוּף־	third	גּוּפוֹ	גּוּפָהּ	גּוּפָם	גּוּפָן
plural	indefinite	גּוּפִים	first	גופיי / גּוּפַי		גּוּפֵינוּ
	definite	הַגּוּפִים	second	גּוּפֶיךָ	גופייך / גּוּפַיִךְ	גּוּפֵיכֶם	גּוּפֵיכֶן
	construct	גּוּפֵי־	third	גּוּפָיו	גּוּפֶיהָ	גּוּפֵיהֶם	גּוּפֵיהֶן

Derived terms

• גופיה
• גּוּף סִיבּוּב (guf sibúv)
• כינוי גוף / כִּנּוּי גּוּף (kinúy guf)
• שֵׁם גּוּף (shem guf)

Yiddish

Etymology

From Hebrew גוף.

Pronunciation

• (Northeastern) IPA^(key): [ɡʊf]
• (Poylish) IPA^(key): [ɡɪf]

Noun

גוף • (guf) m, plural גופֿים (gufem)

1. body

Synonyms

• קערפּער (kerper)