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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“And God said, Let the waters bring forth abundantly the moving creature that hath life, and fowl that may fly above the earth in the open firmament of heaven.”