גּוּפָא, body. Targ. I Sam. XXXI, 10; 12 (h. text גויה). Targ. Prov. XVII, 22 (h. text גהה); a. e.—Lam. R. to I, 1 ג׳ כולא (רבתי) the entire body (of the chicken). Sabb. 65ᵇ דלא לילפן ג׳ נכראה that they might not become used to bodily contact.
גּוּפָא, self, substance &c. Bets. 3ᵃ, a. fr. היא ג׳ גזרה this law is itself only a precautionary measure. Nidd. 46ᵃ, a. fr. הא ג׳ קשיא this contains a contradiction in itself.
גּוּפָא, Gufa (text), a talmudical term used for taking up a text or subject after an interruption by a discussion or digression; our text says; returning to our subject, &c. Ḥull. 54ᵇ; a. v. fr.—Lev. R. s. 5; s. 6; s. 8. [Y. Keth. XII, 35ᵇ bot. גוף ימא, read גֵּיף.]—Pl. גּוּפַיָּא, גּוּפֵי. Targ. I Sam. XXXI, 12.—Zeb. 82ᵇ תרי ג׳ two subjects.