עוּף
ʻûwph · H5774 · Hebrew · 26 occurrences
Meanings
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to fly
Process by which an object moves through the air
Examples2 Samuel 22:11 “He rode on a cherub and flew; He appeared on the wings of the wind.
Job 5:7 For man is born for trouble, As sparks fly upward.
Psalm 18:10 He rode on a cherub and flew; And He sped on the wings of the wind.
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to fly
Action by which a winged living creature moves through the air by flapping its wings
ExamplesGenesis 1:20 Then God said, “Let the waters teem with swarms of living creatures, and let birds fly above the earth in the open expanse of the heavens.”
Deuteronomy 4:17 a representation of any animal that is on the earth, a representation of any winged bird that flies in the sky,
Psalm 55:6 I said, “Oh, that I had wings like a dove! I would fly away and be at rest.
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to swoop down
Literally: to fly; hence: action by which humans move with great speed like a bird
ExamplesIsaiah 11:14 They will swoop down on the slopes of the Philistines on the west; Together they will plunder the people of the east; They will possess Edom and Moab, And the sons of Ammon will be subject to them.
Habakkuk 1:8 “Their horses are faster than leopards, And quicker than wolves in the evening. Their horsemen charge along, Their horsemen come from afar; They fly like an eagle swooping down to devour.
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to see
Literally: (one's) eye flies (on something); hence: process by which humans perceive with their eyes
ExamplesProverbs 23:5 When you set your eyes on it, it is gone. For wealth certainly makes itself wings Like an eagle that flies toward the heavens.
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to fly away > to vanish
Literally: to fly away; hence: process by which humans disappear from existence like a bird that flies away and vanishes from sight
ExamplesJob 20:8 “He flies away like a dream, and they cannot find him; Like a vision of the night he is chased away.
Psalm 90:10 As for the days of our life, they contain seventy years, Or if due to strength, eighty years, Yet their pride is only trouble and tragedy; For it quickly passes, and we disappear.
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to fly away > to vanish
Literally: to fly away; hence: process by which an event stops happening like a bird that flies away and vanishes from sight
ExamplesHosea 9:11 As for Ephraim, their glory will fly away like a bird— No birth, no pregnancy, and no conception!
How it’s used In 7 roles
Every occurrence, grouped by the words it is grammatically related to.
the word studied the word it goes with
Who or what does itSubject
19 occurrences in 10 groups
- Not stated: he, she or it 8
- Not stated: they 3
- Other words · 8 groups that occur once or twice (8) 8
What it acts on, or what is saidObject
2 occurrences in 2 groups
- חֶרֶבsword 1
- עַיִןeye, sight 1
With prepositionsPrepositional phrases
12 occurrences in 11 groups
- Other words · 11 groups that occur once or twice (13) 13
With adverbsAdverbs
1 occurrences in 1 groups
- יוֹמָםby day 1
What it doesIt is the subject
1 occurrences in 1 groups
- הָיָהto be, to become 1
What is done to itIt is the object
1 occurrences in 1 groups
- גָּבַהּto be tall 1
After prepositionsPrepositional phrases
1 occurrences in 1 groups
- בin/on/with 1
When two words share a role, as in “Paul and Barnabas said”, the verse appears under each, so a section’s counts can add up to more than the number of occurrences.
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In the other Testament 1 word
- πέτομαι pétomai · G4072 · to fly
- Greek πέτομαι (pétomai, G4072) serves as the direct translation equivalent for the 'fly' sense of Hebrew עוּף (ʻûwph, H5774), representing the core meaning of aerial motion by winged creatures that both lexemes share across their respective language contexts.
Semantic domains 5 entries
- Move002002001012
- עוּף most commonly describes flying, as in Genesis 1:20's birds that "fly above the earth" and 2 Samuel 22:11's "He rode on a cherub and flew."
- See002004001005
- This domain reflects one of the word's other attested senses ("shine forth") within its broader range across its 26 occurrences, not directly illustrated by the flying-sense citations shown here.
- Non-Exist002002002006
- This domain reflects the word's "vanish/be no more" sense (compare Proverbs 23:5's riches that "fly away"), part of its broader range beyond the flying citations shown here.
- End002003003010
- This domain reflects the word's "wax faint/weary" sense, describing a person's strength coming to an end, part of its broader range beyond the flying citations shown here.
- Dark002001001017
- This domain reflects a shading of the word's usage in contexts of fading light or weariness, part of its broader semantic range beyond the flying-sense citations shown here.
Word family 7 words
Words formed from the same root. They share a form, not always a meaning.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon H5774. uwph I. עוּף verb fly (Late Hebrew id., (rare) flicker, flutter, עוֺף fowl;…
I. עוּף verb fly (Late Hebrew id., (rare) flicker, flutter, עוֺף fowl; Aramaic עוֺפָא, id.; Ethiopic id.; Arabic augury, from birds (compare WeHeid. 2, 202), fortune, , practice augury, augur; also , fly about, of birds); —
Qal Perfect3masculine plural וְעָפוּ consecutive Isa 11:14; Imperfect3masculine singular יָעוּף Job 20:8; Psa 91:5 + Pro 23:5b Qr (> Kt ועוף [van d. H.], or ועיף [Ginsb]); וַיָּעֹ֑ף 2Sa 22:11 = Psa 18:11; Nah 3:16, וַיָּ֫עָף Isa 6:6; Isa 6:3feminine singular (הֲ)תָעוּף Pro 23:5 a Kt (see below); 3 feminine plural תְּעוּפֶינָה Isa 60:8, etc.; Infinitive construct עוּף Job 5:7; Pro 26:2; Participle feminine singular עָפָה Zec 5:1-2, plural עָפוֺת Isa 31:5; —
1. a. fly, of birds Deu 4:17, specifically of swallow (in simile) Pro 26:2 (|| נוּד); of seraph Isa 6:6 (compare
Po`1.); ׳י riding (רכב) on cherub 2Sa 22:11 = Psa 18:11; roll (in vision) Zec 5:1-2, arrow Psa 91:5; of swift army Isa 11:14 (under figure of bird, followed by בְּכָתֵף) Hab 1:8 (simile of vulture); figurative of ships (like cloud, or doves) Isa 60:8; עוּף יַגְבִּיהוּ בְּנֵירֶֿשֶׁף Job 5:7 make high to fly, i.e. make their flight high, soar aloft (simile of irresistible tendency).
b. hover (protectingly) Isa 31:5 (birds, simile of ׳י; on sense compare Deu 32:11).
2 fly away, to a distance, Psa 55:7 (figurative; || נְדֹד אַרְחִיק Psa 55:8); = vanish, of locusts Nahum 1:16 (figurative); הַשָּׁמַיִם יָעוּף כְּנֶשֶׁר Pro 23:5b (Qr) simile of riches (see Toy); of wicked Job 20:8 (כַּחֲלוֺם); end of life, in General, וַנָּעֻ֑פָה Psa 90:10. — הֲתָעוּף Pro 23:5 a Kt, do thine eyes fly (light) upon it ? (הֲתָעִיף
Hiph`il Qr dost thou cause thine eyes to fly, etc. ?) is difficult, and line perhaps not original (see Toy).
Po`l. 1. fly about, to and fro; Imperfect3masculine singular יְעוֺפֵף of birds Gen 1:20 (P); seraphim Isa 6:2; Participle מְעוֺפֵף שָׂרָף flying fiery serpent Isa 14:29; Isa 30:6.
2 cause to fly to and fro, brandish, Infinitive construct suffix חַרְבִּי בְּעוֺפְפִי Eze 32:10 when I brandish my sword before them.
Hithpo`el Imperfect3masculine singular כְּבוֺדָם יִתְעוֺפֵף כָּעוֺף Hos 9:11 like a bird their glory shall fly away.
Hiph`il Imperfect2masculine singular Qr, see
Qal near the end
II. [עוּף], I. [עִיף] verb be dark; — only
Qal Imperfect2masculine singular תָּעֻ֫פָה Job 11:17 (though) it be dark, but read probably תְּעֻפָה, substantive, see below
II. [עִיף] verb be faint (compare Syriac
3, PS2835; || form of יעף q. v.; occurrences dubious); —
Qal Perfect3feminine singular לְ נַפְשִׁי עָֽיְפָה Jer 4:31 (? read עֲיֵפָה); Imperfect3masculine singular וַיָּ֫עַף Jdg 4:21 (< וְיָעֵף GFM Bu), 1Sa 14:28 (strike out We Bu Kit Löhr, emendation HPS), 1Sa 14:31 (read וַיִּעַף [√ יעף] Buhl HPS), 2Sa 21:15 (corrupt, HPS; for Philistine name We Dr Bu Kit).
עוֺף noun [masculine] fowl (see Biblical Hebrew, √ I. עוּף); — ׳ע absolute Dan 7:6 wings of a fowl; construct Dan 2:38 collective
Brown, Driver and Briggs, A Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament (1906), public domain
Topical studies with this word 5 entries
Meanings adapted from the UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament, © United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0 and the UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew (from the Semantic Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew), © United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0; MACULA Greek Linguistic Datasets, available at https://github.com/Clear-Bible/macula-greek/, licensed CC BY 4.0; MACULA Hebrew Linguistic Datasets © 2022-2024 by Biblica, Inc., CC BY 4.0. Westminster Leningrad Codex (tanach.us). OpenScriptures Hebrew Bible morphology (hb.openscriptures.org), CC BY 4.0.
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