H5774Hebrewyāʿûp̄

עוּף

brandish, be (wax) faint, flee away, fly (away), [idiom] set, shine forth, weary.

26
Total Occurrences
12
Books
26
Old Testament
0
New Testament

Detailed Definition

  • 1(v) to fly, fly about, fly away
  • 2(qal)
  • 3(hiphil) to cause to fly, light upon
  • 4(qal) to cover, be dark
  • 5(n f) gloom
  • 6(polel)
  • 7(hithpolel) to fly away

Etymology & Derivation

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

Scholarly Notes

Transliteration: ʻûwph; Pronunciation: oof