עוֹף
ʻôwph · H5776 · Aramaic · 2 occurrences
Meanings
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birds, fowls
An animal with feathers, wings, and a beak, laying eggs and typically able to fly
ExamplesDaniel 2:38 and wherever the sons of mankind live, or the animals of the field, or the birds of the sky, He has handed them over to you and has made you ruler over them all. You are the head of gold.
Daniel 7:6 “After this I kept looking, and behold, another one, like a leopard, which had on its back four wings of a bird; the beast also had four heads, and dominion was given to it.
How it’s used In 1 role
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Whose, or of whatGenitive or possessive
1 occurrences in 1 groups
- שָׁמַיִןheaven 1
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Near synonyms 1 word
- צִפּוֹר tsippôwr · H6833 · sparrow, bird, fowl
- Common Hebrew synonym for 'bird' or 'fowl'; both terms refer to flying creatures but צִפּוֹר is far more frequent and can substitute for עוֹף in contexts referring to birds generally.
In the other Testament 2 words
- πετεινόν peteinón · G4071 · bird, birds, wild birds
- Standard Greek translation equivalent for Hebrew עוֹף in the sense of 'fowl' or 'bird'; used throughout LXX to render the Hebrew term.
- ὄρνεον órneon · G3732 · bird
- Alternative Greek equivalent for 'fowl/bird'; less common than πετεινόν but attested as a translation for Hebrew bird terminology.
Semantic domains 1 entry
- Birds001001002005
- Daniel 2:38 recounts that Nebuchadnezzar was made ruler over “the sons of mankind...the animals of the field, or the birds of the sky.”
Word family 7 words
Words formed from the same root. They share a form, not always a meaning.
Sources
eRhema lexical overview, based on the UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew and the UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament (© United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Macula Hebrew and Greek (Clear Bible, CC BY 4.0); released under CC BY-SA 4.0
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