עוּף
ʻûwph(oof)
“to fly; also (by implication of dimness) to faint (from the darkness of swooning)”
30 occurrencesOld TestamentUncommon Word
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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“The days of our years are threescore years and ten; and if by reason of strength they be fourscore years, yet is their strength labour and sorrow; for it is soon cut off, and we fly away.”