עוּף
ʻûwph(oof)
“to fly; also (by implication of dimness) to faint (from the darkness of swooning)”
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Definition
Strong’s Definition
to fly; also (by implication of dimness) to faint (from the darkness of swooning)
Translated in KJV as
brandishbe (wax) faintflee awayfly (away)[idiom] setshine forthweary.
Etymology
a primitive root; to cover (with wings or obscurity); hence (as denominative from H5775 (עוֹף))
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“Then answered one of the people, and said, Thy father straitly charged the people with an oath, saying, Cursed be the man that eateth any food this day. And the people were faint.”