עוּף

vb. fly (NH id., (rare) flicker, flutter, עוֹף fowl; Aramaic עוֹפָא, ܥܰܘܦܳܐ id.; Ethiopic ዖፍ id.; Arabic عَوْفٌ augury, from birds (cf. WeHeid. 2, 202), fortune, عيف, عَافَ practice augury, عَاىَٔفٌ augur; also عوف, عَاَفَ fly about, of birds);— Pf. 3 mpl. וְעָפוּ consec. Is 11:14; Impf. 3 ms. יָעוּף Jb 20:8 ψ 91:5 + Pr 23:5b Qr (> Kt ועוף [van d. H.], or ועיף [Ginsb]); וַיָּעֹ֑ף 2 S 22:11 = ψ 18:11; Na 3:16, וַיָּ֫עָף Is 6:6; 3 fs. (הֲ)תָעוּף Pr 23:5a Kt (v. infr.); 3 fpl. תְּעוּפֶינָה Is 60:8, etc.; Inf. cstr. עוּף Jb 5:7; Pr 26:2; Pt. fs. עָפָה Zc 5:1, 2; pl. עָפוֹת Is 31:5;— fly, of birds Dt 4:17, specif. of swallow (in sim.) Pr 26:2 (‖ נוּד); of seraph Is 6:6 (cf. Pōʿl.); י׳ riding (רכב) on cherub 2 S 22:11 = ψ 18:11; roll (in vision) Zc 5:1, 2; arrow ψ 91:5; of swift army Is 11:14 (under fig. of bird, sq. בְּכָתֵף) Hb 1:8 (sim. of vulture); fig. of ships (like cloud, or doves) Is 60:8; בְּנֵי־רֶשֶׁף יַגְבִּיהוּ עוּף Jb 5:7 make high to fly, i.e. make their flight high, soar aloft (sim. of irresistible tendency). hover (protectingly) Is 31:5 (birds, sim. of י׳; on sense cf. Dt 32:11). fly away, to a distance, ψ 55:7 (fig.; ‖ אַרְחִיק נְדֹד v 8); = vanish, of locusts Na 3:16 (fig.); כְּנֶשֶׁר יָעוּף הַשָּׁמַיִם Pr 23:5b (Qr) sim. of riches (v. Toy); of wicked Jb 20:8 (כַּחֲלוֹם); end of life, in gen., וַנָּעֻ֑פָה ψ 90:10.—הֲתָעוּף Pr 23:5a Kt, do thine eyes fly (light) upon it? (הֲתָעִיף Hiph. Qr dost thou cause thine eyes to fly, etc.?) is difficult, and line perhaps not original (v. Toy). fly about, to and fro; Impf. 3 ms. יְעוֹפֵף of birds Gn 1:20 (P); seraphim Is 6:2; Pt. שָׂרָף מְעוֹפֵף flying fiery serpent Is 14:29; 30:6. cause to fly to and fro, brandish, Inf. cstr. sf. בְּעוֹפְפִי חַרְבִּי Ez 32:10 when I brandish my sword before them. Hithpōʿl. Impf. 3 ms. כָּעוֹף יִתְעוֹפֵף כְּבוֹדָם Ho 9:11 like a bird their glory shall fly away. Impf. 2 ms. Qr, v. Qal ad fin.