Hebrew word study

עוּףʻûwph — to fly

Pronounced “oof”

to fly; also (by implication of dimness) to faint (from the darkness of swooning)

Translated in the King James as: brandish, be (wax) faint, flee away, fly (away), set, shine forth, weary.

Appears 26 times in Scripture

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

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Where it appears

Genesis — 1×
Genesis 1:20
Deuteronomy — 1×
Deuteronomy 4:17
2 Samuel — 1×
2 Sam 22:11
Job — 3×
Job 5:7Job 11:17Job 20:8
Psalms — 4×
Psalms 18:10Psalms 55:6Psalms 90:10Psalms 91:5
Proverbs — 3×
Proverbs 23:5Proverbs 26:2+ 1 more in Proverbs
Isaiah — 7×
Isaiah 6:2Isaiah 6:6Isaiah 11:14Isaiah 14:29Isaiah 30:6Isaiah 31:5Isaiah 60:8
Ezekiel — 1×
Ezekiel 32:10
Hosea — 1×
Hosea 9:11
Nahum — 1×
Nahum 3:16
Habakkuk — 1×
Habakkuk 1:8
Zechariah — 2×
Zech 5:1Zech 5:2

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