- Original: גּף - Transliteration: Gaph - Phonetic: gaf - Definition: 1. body, self (only in phrase, eg by himself) 2. height, elevation - Origin: from an unused root meaning to arch - TWOT entry: 373a - Part(s) of speech: Noun Masculine - Strong's: From an unused root meaning to arch; the back; by extension the body or self: - + highest places himself. Total KJV Occurrences: 4 • himself, 3 Exodus 21:3(2); Exodus 21:4 • places, 1 Proverbs 9:3