Know the Word.

Hebrew word

ʻûwph

oof

עוּף

What it means

to fly

to fly; also (by implication of dimness) to faint (from the darkness of swooning)

Where it comes from

a primitive root; to cover (with wings or obscurity); hence (as denominative from ʻôwph (עוֹף))

How the King James translates it

  • fly7
  • flying6
  • away4
  • faint3
  • flieth2
  • weary1
  • forth1
  • set1

Every place it appears 27

Genesis1:20
Deuteronomy4:17
Judges4:21
1 Samuel14:2814:31
2 Samuel21:1522:11
Proverbs23:526:2
Ezekiel32:10
Hosea9:11
Habakkuk1:8
Zechariah5:15:2