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Lexicon :: Strong's H5774 - ʿûp̄

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עוּף
Transliteration
ʿûp̄
Pronunciation
oof
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Part of Speech
feminine noun, verb
Root Word (Etymology)
A primitive root
Dictionary Aids

TWOT Reference: 1582,1583,158

Strong’s Definitions

עוּף ʻûwph, oof; a primitive root; 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):—brandish, be (wax) faint, flee away, fly (away), × set, shine forth, weary.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 32x

The KJV translates Strong's H5774 in the following manner: fly (17x), (fly, flee...) away (6x), faint (3x), brandish (1x), shine forth (1x), set (1x), weary (1x), variant (2x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 32x
The KJV translates Strong's H5774 in the following manner: fly (17x), (fly, flee...) away (6x), faint (3x), brandish (1x), shine forth (1x), set (1x), weary (1x), variant (2x).
verb

  1. to fly, fly about, fly away

    1. (Qal)

      1. to fly, hover

      2. to fly away

    2. (Hiphil) to cause to fly, light upon

    3. (Polel)

      1. to fly about or to and fro

      2. to cause to fly to and fro, brandish

    4. (Hithpolel) to fly away

  2. (Qal) to cover, be dark

    feminine noun

  3. gloom

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
עוּף ʻûwph, oof; a primitive root; 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):—brandish, be (wax) faint, flee away, fly (away), × set, shine forth, weary.
STRONGS H5774: Abbreviations
† I. עוּף verb fly (Late Hebrew id., (rare) flicker, flutter, עוֺף fowl; Aramaic עוֺפָא, bdb073301 id.; Ethiopic bdb073302 id.; Arabic bdb073303 augury, from birds (compare WeHeid. 2, 202), fortune, bdb073304, bdb073305 practice augury, bdb073306 augur; also bdb073307, bdb073308 fly about, of birds); —
Qal Perfect 3rd person masculine plural וְעָפוּ consecutive Isaiah 11:14; Imperfect 3rd person masculine singular יָעוּף Job 20:8; Psalm 91:5 + Proverbs 23:5b Qr (> Kt ועוף [van d. H.], or ועיף [Ginsb]); וַיָּעֹ֑ף 2 Samuel 22:11 = Psalm 18:11 [Psalm 18:10]; Nahum 3:16, וַיָּ֫עָף Isaiah 6:6; 3rd person feminine singular (הֲ)תָעוּף Proverbs 23:5a Kt (see below); 3rd person feminine plural תְּעוּפֶינָה Isaiah 60:8, etc.; Infinitive construct עוּף Job 5:7; Proverbs 26:2; Participle feminine singular עָפָה Zechariah 5:1, Zechariah 5:2; plural עָפוֺת Isaiah 31:5; —
1.
a. fly, of birds Deuteronomy 4:17, specifically of swallow (in simile) Proverbs 26:2 (|| נוּד); of seraph Isaiah 6:6 (compare Pō`l.); י׳ riding (רכב) on cherub 2 Samuel 22:11 = Psalm 18:11 [Psalm 18:10]; roll (in vision) Zechariah 5:1, Zechariah 5:2; arrow Psalm 91:5; of swift army Isaiah 11:14 (under figure of bird, followed by בְּכָתֵף) Habakkuk 1:8 (simile of vulture); figurative of ships (like cloud, or doves) Isaiah 60:8; בְּנֵירֶֿשֶׁף יַגְבִּיהוּ עוּף Job 5:7 make high to fly, i.e. make their flight high, soar aloft (simile of irresistible tendency).
b. hover (protectingly) Isaiah 31:5 (birds, simile of י׳; on sense compare Deuteronomy 32:11).
2. fly away, to a distance, Psalm 55:7 [Psalm 55:6] (figurative; || אַרְחִיק נְדֹד Psalm 55:8 [Psalm 55:7]); = vanish, of locusts Nahum 1:16 (figurative); כְּנֶשֶׁר יָעוּף הַשָּׁמַיִם Proverbs 23:5b (Qr) simile of riches (see Toy); of wicked Job 20:8 (כַּחֲלוֺם); end of life, in general, וַנָּעֻ֑פָה Psalm 90:10. — הֲתָעוּף Proverbs 23:5a Kt, do thine eyes fly (light) upon it? (הֲתָעִיף Hiph. Qr dost thou cause thine eyes to fly, etc. ?) is difficult, and line perhaps not original (see Toy).
Pō`l.
1. fly about, to and fro; Imperfect 3rd person masculine singular יְעוֺפֵף of birds Genesis 1:20 (P); seraphim Isaiah 6:2; Participle שָׂרָף מְעוֺפֵף flying fiery serpent Isaiah 14:29; Isaiah 30:6.
2. cause to fly to and fro, brandish, Infinitive construct suffix בְּעוֺפְפִי חַרְבִּי Ezekiel 32:10 when I brandish my sword before them.
Hithpō'l Imperfect 3rd person masculine singular כָּעוֺף יִתְעוֺפֵף כְּבוֺדָם Hosea 9:11 like a bird their glory shall fly away.
Hiph. Imperfect 2nd person masculine singular Qr, see Qal near the end

See related Aramaic BDB entry H5776.

† II. [עוּף], I. [עִיף] verb be dark; — only
Qal Imperfect 2nd person masculine singular תָּעֻ֫פָה Job 11:17 (though) it be dark, but read probably תְּעֻפָה, substantive, see below

II. [עִיף] verb be faint (compare Syriac bdb074601 3, PS2835; || form of יעף which see; occurrences dubious); —
Qal Perfect 3rd person feminine singular עָֽיְפָה נַפְשִׁי לְ [H5888 Jeremiah 4:31] (? read עֲיֵפָה); Imperfect 3rd person masculine singular וַיָּ֫עַף Judges 4:21 (< וְיָעֵף GFM Bu), 1 Samuel 14:28 (strike out We Bu Kit Löhr, emendation HPS), 1 Samuel 14:31 (read וַיִּעַף [√ יעף] Buhl HPS), 2 Samuel 21:15 (corrupt, HPS; for Philistine name We Dr Bu Kit).
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Genesis

1:20

Deuteronomy

4:17; 32:11

Judges

4:21

1 Samuel

14:28; 14:31

2 Samuel

21:15; 22:11; 22:11

Job

5:7; 5:7; 11:17; 20:8; 20:8

Psalms

18:10; 18:10; 55:6; 55:7; 90:10; 91:5; 91:5

Proverbs

23:5; 23:5; 23:5; 23:5; 26:2; 26:2

Isaiah

6:2; 6:6; 6:6; 11:14; 11:14; 14:29; 30:6; 31:5; 31:5; 60:8; 60:8

Ezekiel

32:10

Hosea

9:11

Nahum

3:16

Habakkuk

1:8

Zechariah

5:1; 5:1; 5:2; 5:2

H5774

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Strong's Number H5774 matches the Hebrew עוּף (ʿûp̄),
which occurs 32 times in 29 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 1:20

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 1:20 - And God said, Let the waters bring forth abundantly the moving creature that hath life, and fowl that may fly above the earth in the open firmament of heaven.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 4:17

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 4:17 - The likeness of any beast that is on the earth, the likeness of any winged fowl that flieth in the air,

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 4:21

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 4:21 - Then Jael, Heber's wife, took a nail of the tent, and took a hammer in her hand, and went softly to him, and smote the nail into his temples, and fastened it into the ground: for he was fast asleep, and weary. So he died.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 14:28

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 14:28 - Then answered one of the people, and said, Thy father strictly charged the people with an oath, saying, Cursed be the man that eateth any food this day. And the people were faint.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 14:31

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 14:31 - And they smote the Philistines that day from Michmash to Ajalon: and the people were very faint.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 21:15

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 21:15 - Moreover, the Philistines had yet war again with Israel; and David went down, and his servants with him, and fought against the Philistines: and David became faint.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 22:11 - And he rode upon a cherub, and flew: and he was seen upon the wings of the wind.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 5:7

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 5:7 - Yet man is born to trouble, as the sparks fly upward.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 11:17

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 11:17 - And thy age shall be clearer than the noon-day: thou shalt shine forth, thou shalt be as the morning.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 20:8

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 20:8 - He shall fly away as a dream, and will not be found: yea, he shall be chased away as a vision of the night.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 18:10

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 18:10 - And he rode upon a cherub, and flew; yes, he flew upon the wings of the wind.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 55:6

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 55:6 - And I said, O that I had wings like a dove! for then I would fly away, and be at rest.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 90:10

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 90:10 - The days of our years are seventy years; and if by reason of strength they are eighty years, yet is their strength labor and sorrow; for it is soon cut off, and we fly away.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 91:5

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 91:5 - Thou shalt not be afraid for the terror by night; nor for the arrow that flieth by day;

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 23:5

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 23:5 - Wilt thou set thy eyes upon that which is not? for riches certainly make to themselves wings; they fly away as an eagle towards heaven.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 26:2

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 26:2 - As the bird by wandering, as the swallow by flying, so the curse causeless shall not come.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 6:2 - Above it stood seraphim: each one had six wings; with two he covered his face, and with two he covered his feet, and with two he flew.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 6:6 - Then one of the seraphim flew to me, having a live coal in his hand, which he had taken with the tongs from off the altar:

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 11:14

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 11:14 - But they shall fly upon the shoulders of the Philistines towards the west; they shall spoil them of the east together: they shall lay their hand upon Edom and Moab; and the children of Ammon shall obey them.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 14:29 - Rejoice not thou, all Palestina, because the rod of him that smote thee is broken: for out of the serpent's root shall come forth a basilisk, and his fruit shall be a fiery flying serpent.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 30:6

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 30:6 - The burden of the beasts of the south: into the land of trouble and anguish, from whence come the young and the old lion, the viper and flying serpent, they will carry their riches upon the shoulders of young asses, and their treasures upon the bunches of camels, to a people that shall not profit them.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 31:5 - As birds flying, so will the LORD of hosts defend Jerusalem; defending also he will deliver it; and passing over he will preserve it.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 60:8

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 60:8 - Who are these that fly as a cloud, and as doves to their windows?

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 32:10

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 32:10 - Yes, I will make many people amazed at thee, and their kings shall be horribly afraid for thee, when I shall brandish my sword before them; and they shall tremble at every moment, every man for his own life, in the day of thy fall.

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Unchecked Copy Box Hos 9:11

Unchecked Copy BoxHos 9:11 - As for Ephraim, their glory shall fly away like a bird, from the birth, and from the womb, and from the conception.

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Unchecked Copy Box Nah 3:16

Unchecked Copy BoxNah 3:16 - Thou hast multiplied thy merchants above the stars of heaven: the canker-worm spoileth, and flieth away.

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Unchecked Copy Box Hab 1:8

Unchecked Copy BoxHab 1:8 - Their horses also are swifter than the leopards, and are more fierce than the evening wolves: and their horsemen shall spread themselves, and their horsemen shall come from far; they shall fly as the eagle that hasteth to eat.

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Unchecked Copy Box Zec 5:1

Unchecked Copy BoxZec 5:1 - Then I turned, and lifted up my eyes, and looked, and behold a flying roll.

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Unchecked Copy Box Zec 5:2

Unchecked Copy BoxZec 5:2 - And he said to me, What seest thou? And I answered, I see a flying roll; its length is twenty cubits, and its breadth ten cubits.
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