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ʿūf עוּףAto fly, Bgloom’ (Hebrew)

Etymology?: a primitive root
Variants: עוּף, תְּעֻפָה

ʿūf Av Bn, f
Av
1) to fly, fly about, fly away
 1a)(Qal)
  1a1) to fly, hover
  1a2) to fly away
 1b) (Hiphil) to cause to fly, light upon
 1c) (Polel)
  1c1) to fly about or to and fro
  1c2) to cause to fly to and fro, brandish
 1d) (Hithpolel) to fly away
2) (Qal) to cover, be dark
B3) gloom

Mentioned in Genesis 1:20 Deuteronomy 4:17 Judges 3:23, 4:21 1 Samuel 14:28, 14:31 2 Samuel 21:15, 22:11 Isaiah 11:14, 30:6, 6:2, 6:6, 14:29, 60:8, 31:5 Ezekiel 32:10 Hosea 9:11 Nahum 3:16 Habakkuk 1:8 Zechariah 5:2, 5:1 Psalms 55:7, 90:10, 18:11, 91:5 Proverbs 23:5, 26:2 Job 5:7, 11:17, 20:8

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