What does עוֹף · נוּד mean in the Bible?
עוֹף · נוּד is a Hebrew phrase meaning "bird wandering, fluttering, driven away".
Hebrew · H5775, H5110
עוֹף נוֹדֵד
A bird (as covered with feathers, or rather as covering with wings), often collectively · to nod , i.e. waver ; figuratively, to wander , flee , disappear ; also (from shaking the head in sympathy), to console , deplore , or (from tossing the head in scorn) taunt
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עוֹף H5775 a bird (as covered with feathers, or rather as covering with wings), often collectively
Pronunciation ʿwōp
Birds defined by their covering wings—the physical capacity for flight, not taxonomy alone.
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נוּד H5110 to nod , i.e. waver ; figuratively, to wander , flee , disappear ; also (from shaking the head in sympathy), to console , deplore , or (from tossing the head in scorn) taunt
Pronunciation nûd
Physical head-motion roots diverse meanings: instability, exile, sympathy-gestures, and scorn through gesture language.
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What does עוֹף נוֹדֵד (ʿôph nōḏēḏ) mean in the Bible?
עוֹף · נוּד is a Hebrew phrase meaning "bird wandering, fluttering, driven away".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for H5775, H5110?
H5775, H5110 is connected to 96 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. bird wandering, fluttering, driven away
Strong's H5775, H5110
Lexical occurrences 96 verses Source Gloss
bird wandering, fluttering, driven away
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
עוֹף נוֹדֵד is built from this root:
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MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
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