Gufa (גופה) means corpse in Hebrew.
It can also mean cadaver. It is a feminine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
corpse, cadaver
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives one meaning for Gufa.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1גוף המת.
וַיָּקוּמוּ כָּל-אִישׁ חַיִל וַיִּשְׂאוּ אֶת גּוּפַת שָׁאוּל וְאֵת גּוּפֹת בָּנָיו, וַיְבִיאוּם יָבֵישָׁה. וַיִּקְבְּרוּ אֶת-עַצְמוֹתֵיהֶם תַּחַת הָאֵלָה בְּיָבֵשׁ, וַיָּצוּמוּ שִׁבְעַת יָמִים.
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Gufa is a feminine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- גּוּפָה
- Written without vowel points
- גופה
- Said
- gufa
- Pattern
- קְטוּלָה
- Plural
- גּוּפוֹת
- Inflections
- גּוּפַת־; ר' גּוּפוֹת
- Gematria
- 94
This is how Gufa is said in other languages.
- English
- corpse, cadaver
- Arabic
- جُثَّة, جُثْمان
These words mean nearly the same as Gufa.
- גווייהbody
- נבלה
- פגר
- בשר
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These words rhyme with Gufa.
These words come before and after Gufa in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Gufa.
What does Gufa (גופה) mean in Hebrew?
Gufa (גופה) means corpse and cadaver. It is said gufa, with the stress on fa.
What is a synonym for Gufa (גופה)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Gufa (גופה) are גווייה, נבלה, פגר, and בשר.
What rhymes with Gufa (גופה)?
Words that rhyme with Gufa (גופה) include שפה, תקופה, תרופה, שרפה, קליפה, and פה.
Is Gufa (גופה) masculine or feminine?
The word Gufa (גופה) is a feminine noun, and its plural is גּוּפוֹת.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry גופה of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.