- Original: גּוּף - Transliteration: Guwph - Phonetic: goof - Definition: 1. to shut, close a. (Hiphil) to close - Origin: a primitive root - TWOT entry: 329 - Part(s) of speech: Verb - Strong's: A primitive root; properly to hollow or arch that is (figuratively) close; to shut: - shut. Total KJV Occurrences: 1 • shut, 1 Nehemiah 7:3