BDB7878
I. [רָחַף] verb grow soft, relax (compare Arabic [untranscribed source text 5036] be soft); —
Qal
Perfect 3 plural רָֽחֲפוּ
Jer 23:9 (bones of
one appalled).
Strong's Lexicon
H7363
H7363 — רָחַף
Hebrew / Aramaic entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
Definition / Gloss
| Strong's Number: | H7363 |
|---|---|
| Word: | רָחַף |
| Part of Speech: | verb-stem |
| Etymology: | a primitive root |
| Language: | Hebrew |
| Occurrences: | 3 |
| Transliteration: | rachaph |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | raw-khaf' |
| Meaning: | 1. to brood 2. (by implication) to be relaxed |
| KJV Renderings: | flutter, move, shake. |
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BDB7879
II. רָחַף verb Pi`el hover (Late Hebrew id., compare GrünbaumZMG xxxix (1885), 607; Syriac Pa`el [untranscribed source text 5037] move gently, also cherish, and brood, compare Thess. see; connection with I. ׳ ר dubious); —
Pi`el
Imperfect 3 masculine singular יְרַחֵף
עַל
Deut 32:11
(poem) of vulture hovering over young; Participle
מְרַחֶפֶת עַלפְּֿנֵי הַמָּ֑יִם
׳
רוּחַ א
Gen 1:2 (
P
); hovering over face of waters, or perhaps (see Syriac) brooding
(and fertilizing), so JerQuaest. in Gen. ed. Lag. 4
(reading 'marahaefeth'), compare Di
Gunk.
Other Resources
Theological Wordbook of the Old Testament
R. Laird Harris, Gleason L. Archer, and Bruce K. Waltke
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