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HebrewH5774Verb

עוּף

uph

23Occurrences
H5774Strong's #
VerbPart of Speech

Definition

Quick Definition(Strong's Concordance)

to fly; also (by implication of dimness) to faint (from the darkness of swooning)

a primitive root; to cover (with wings or obscurity); hence (as denominative from H5775 (עוֹף))

Full Lexicon Entry(Abbott-Smith)
v 1) to fly, fly about, fly away 1a)(Qal) 1a1) to fly, hover 1a2) to fly away 1b) (Hiphil) to cause to fly, light upon 1c) (Polel) 1c1) to fly about or to and fro 1c2) to cause to fly to and fro, brandish 1d) (Hithpolel) to fly away 2) (Qal) to cover, be dark

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Grammar & Morphology

Part of Speech

Verb

Morphology Code

H:V

Full Description

Hebrew Verb

Occurrences

עוּף appears 23 times in the Old Testament.

Distribution by Book

Isaiah
7
Job
3
Proverbs
2
Psalms
2
Zechariah
2
2 Samuel
1
Deuteronomy
1
Ezk
1

Key Passages

2 Samuel 22:11BSB

He mounted a cherub and flew;He soared on the wings of the wind.

Habakkuk 1:8BSB

Their horses are swifter than leopards,fiercer than wolves of the night.Their horsemen charge ahead,and their cavalry comes from afar.They fly like a vulture,swooping down to devour.

Isaiah 30:6BSB

This is the burden against the beasts of the Negev:Through a land of hardship and distress,of lioness and lion,of viper and flying serpent,they carry their wealth on the backs of donkeysand their treasures on the humps of camels,to a people of no profit to them.

Isaiah 60:8BSB

Who are these who fly like clouds,like doves to their shelters?

Nam 3:16BSB

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