עוֹף

ophNoun (Masculine)H5775

bird

From: from H5774 (עוּף);

Short Definition

a bird (as covered with feathers, or rather as covering with wings), often collectively

Full Lexicon Entry

  1. flying creatures, fowl, insects, birds 1a) fowl, birds 1b) winged insects Aramaic equivalent: oph (*עוֹף *"bird" H5776)

Grammar

Part of Speech Noun (Masculine)

Morphology H:N-M

DescriptionH:N-M

Occurrences

67 times

Appears 67 times in the Old Testament. Top books include:

Genesis
22
Leviticus
9
Jeremiah
8
Ezk
6
Psalms
4

Key Passages

  • 1 Kings 14:11
  • Ezk 32:4
  • Genesis 6:7
  • Hosea 7:12
  • Job 35:11

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Lexicon data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge) under CC BY 4.0 license.