Strongs Number: H5774
- Hebrew Word
- עוּף
- Transliteration
- ʻûwph
- Phonetic
- oof
- Part of Speech
- Verb
- Strongs Definition
-
to cover (with wings or obscurity); hence (as denominative from H5775) to fly; also (by implication of dimness) to faint (from the darkness of swooning)
- BDB Definition
-
1. to fly, fly about, fly away
a. (Qal)
1. to fly, hover
2. to fly away
b. (Hiphil) to cause to fly, light upon
c. (Polel)
1. to fly about or to and fro
2. to cause to fly to and fro, brandish
d. (Hithpolel) to fly away
2. (Qal) to cover, be dark n f
3. gloom
- Origin
- A primitive root
- Bible Usage
- {brandish} be (wax) {faint} flee {away} fly (away - {}) X-(idiom) {set} shine {forth} weary.