Strong's Lexicon

H5775

H5775 — עוֹף

Hebrew / Aramaic entry for Bible study and original-language reference.

Hebrewowphnoun mascOccurrences: 71TWOT: 1582a

Definition / Gloss

Strong's Number:H5775
Word:עוֹף
Part of Speech:noun masc
Etymology:from H5774
Language:Hebrew
Occurrences:71
Transliteration:owph
Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation:`owph (ofe) n-m.
Meaning:1. a bird (as covered with feathers, or rather as covering with wings), often collectively
KJV Renderings:bird, that flieth, flying, fowl.

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Brown-Driver-Briggs Enhanced

BDB5895

עוֺף70 noun masculine Gen 40:17 collective flying creatures, fowl, insects; — ׳ ע absolute Gen 1:20 +, construct Gen 1:21 +; —

1. fowl, birds, Gen 40:17; Gen 40:19 ( E ), Gen 7:8 ( J ), Gen 1:20 ; Gen 1:22 ( P ), 1Kgs 5:13 +; especially (38 t.) הַשָּׁמַיִם ׳ ע fowl of sky, Gen 2:19; Gen 2:20 ( J ), Gen 1:26 ; Gen 1:28 ; Gen 1:30 ( P ), Hos 2:20 ; Eccl 10:20 +, carrion birds 1Sam 17:44; 1Sam 17:46; 2Sam 21:10; 1Kgs 14:11 + 11 t.; הָרִים ׳ ע Ps 50:11, נוֺדֵד ׳ ע Isa 16:2, ׳ כִּכְלוּב מָלֵא ע Jer 5:27 redundantly כָּנָף ׳ ע fowl of wing Gen 1:21 ( P ), Ps 78:27 (for food); for food also Lev 7:26 ( P ), Lev 17:13; Lev 20:25 (both H ), compare Lev 11:13; Lev 11:46 ( H , clean and unclean); for offering Gen 8:20 ( J ; הַטָּהוֺר ׳ הָע), Lev 1:14 ( P ).
2. winged insects (clean and unclean) הַהֹלֵךְ עַלאַֿרְבַּע ׳ שֶׁרֶץ הָע Lev 11:20; Lev 11:21 ( H ), ׳ הָע ׳ שׁ Deut 14:19, so probably ׳ הָע alone Deut 14:20 ׳ הָע ׳ שׁ אֲשֶׁרלֿוֺ אַרְבַּע רַגְלָ֑ יִם Lev 11:23 ( H ).


Other Resources

Theological Wordbook of the Old Testament
R. Laird Harris, Gleason L. Archer, and Bruce K. Waltke

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