What does עוּף mean in the Bible?
עוּף is a Hebrew word meaning "to fly ; also (by implication of dimness) to faint (from the darkness of swooning)".
Hebrew · H5774
עוּף
To fly ; also (by implication of dimness) to faint (from the darkness of swooning)
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עוּףH5774
What does עוּף mean in the Bible?
עוּף is a Hebrew word meaning "to fly ; also (by implication of dimness) to faint (from the darkness of swooning)".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H5774?
The BSB source-word alignment has 26 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include a flying (2), and flew (2), fly (2), and a flying (1), and flies (1).
Where does עוּף appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Genesis 1:20. Its strongest book concentrations include Isaiah (7), Psalms (4), Job (3), Proverbs (3).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders Ita flying2×Zechariah 5:1, Zechariah 5:2
and flew2×2 Samuel 22:11, Psalms 18:10
fly2×Genesis 1:20, Job 5:7
and a flying1×Isaiah 14:29
and flies1×Proverbs 23:5
and flies away1×Nahum 3:16
and flying1×Isaiah 30:6
and we fly away1×Psalms 90:10
flew1×Isaiah 6:6
flies1×Deuteronomy 4:17
He will fly away1×Job 20:8
hovering overhead1×Isaiah 31:5
I would fly away1×Psalms 55:6
its darkness1×Job 11:17
or darting1×Proverbs 26:2
that flies1×Psalms 91:5
They fly1×Habakkuk 1:8
they were flying1×Isaiah 6:2
They will swoop down1×Isaiah 11:14
when I brandish1×Ezekiel 32:10
When you glance1×Proverbs 23:5
who fly1×Isaiah 60:8
will fly away1×Hosea 9:11
Show sample aligned rows
Genesis 1:20יְעוֹפֵ֣ףtoflyVerb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine singularDeuteronomy 4:17תָּע֖וּףtofliesVerb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular2 Samuel 22:11וַיָּעֹ֑ףtoand flewConjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularJob 5:7עֽוּף׃toflyVerb - Qal - Infinitive constructJob 11:17תָּ֝עֻ֗פָהtoits darknessVerb - Qal - Imperfect Cohortative - third person feminine singularJob 20:8יָ֭עוּףtoHe will fly awayVerb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singularPsalms 18:10וַיָּעֹ֑ףtoand flewConjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularPsalms 55:6אָע֥וּפָהtoI would fly awayVerb - Qal - Imperfect Cohortative - first person common singularPsalms 90:10וַנָּעֻֽפָה׃toand we fly awayConjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - first person common plural | third person feminine singularPsalms 91:5יָע֥וּףtothat fliesVerb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned rowGenesis 1:20
Aligned rows26
Books represented12
Genesis1Deuteronomy12 Samuel1Job3Psalms4Proverbs3Isaiah7Ezekiel1Hosea1Nahum1Habakkuk1Zechariah2
Source forms
וַיָּעֹ֑ף2xway·yā·‘ōp̄2 Samuel 22:11, Psalms 18:10
אָע֥וּפָה1x’ā·‘ū·p̄āhPsalms 55:6
בְּעוֹפְפִ֥י1xbə·‘ō·wp̄·p̄îEzekiel 32:10
הֲתָעוּף1xhă·ṯå̄·ʿūp̄Proverbs 23:5
וַיָּ֣עָף1xway·yā·‘āp̄Isaiah 6:6
וַיָּעֹֽף׃1xway·yā·‘ōp̄Nahum 3:16
וַנָּעֻֽפָה׃1xwan·nā·‘u·p̄āhPsalms 90:10
וְעָיֵף1xwə·ʿå̄·yēp̄Proverbs 23:5
Parsing patterns
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular4x2 Samuel 22:11, Psalms 18:10, Isaiah 6:6, Nahum 3:16
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular3xJob 20:8, Psalms 91:5, Proverbs 23:5
Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine singular2xGenesis 1:20, Isaiah 6:2
Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine singular2xIsaiah 14:29, Isaiah 30:6
Verb - Qal - Participle - feminine singular2xZechariah 5:1, Zechariah 5:2
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural1xIsaiah 11:14
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - first person common plural | third person feminine singular1xPsalms 90:10
Preposition-b | Verb - Piel - Infinitive construct | first person common singular1xEzekiel 32:10
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. to fly ; also (by implication of dimness) to faint (from the darkness of swooning)
Source Gloss
to fly ; also (by implication of dimness) to faint (from the darkness of swooning)
Extended definitionSource: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
to fly; also (by implication of dimness) to faint (from the darkness of swooning) BDB: fly Usage: brandish, be (wax) faint, flee away, fly (away), × set, shine forth, weary.
Grammatical Forms
How the stem changes the meaning of this verb across the biblical text.
This verb appears through different tense, voice, mood, or stem patterns. Those forms help readers see how the action is presented in context.
Form groups3Aligned forms16
Qalbasic active stem — the word in its most common, direct sense11×
ImperfectJob 20:8 · Prov 23:5 · Ps 91:5 · Deut 4:17 · Hab 1:8 · Isa 60:86×
Participle activeIsa 31:5 · Zech 5:1 · Zech 5:23×
Infinitive constructJob 5:71×
CohortativePs 55:71×
Polel4×
ImperfectGen 1:20 · Isa 6:22×
Participle activeIsa 14:29 · Isa 30:62×
Hithpolel1×
ImperfectHos 9:111×
Word Origins
עוּף is built from this root: