לָ/ע֑וּף
𐤋/𐤏𐤅𐤐
ʻûwph
flying
To fly, to move through the air by means of wings. By extension, may denote rapid or soaring motion (literal or figurative), or (rarely and contextually) to faint or grow weary. Occasional metaphoric uses: being swept away or fleeing swiftly, or (in poetics) the 'gleaming' or shining forth of wings or feathers.
Proverbs 26:2 · Word #4
Lexicon H5774
| Lemma | עוּף |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤏𐤅𐤐 |
| Transliteration | ʻûwph |
| Strong's | H5774 |
| Definition | To fly, to move through the air by means of wings. By extension, may denote rapid or soaring motion (literal or figurative), or (rarely and contextually) to faint or grow weary. Occasional metaphoric uses: being swept away or fleeing swiftly, or (in poetics) the 'gleaming' or shining forth of wings or feathers. |
Morphology HR/Vqc
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | V — Verb — An action or state |
| Binyan | q — Qal — Simple active |
| Conjugation | c — Infinitive Construct — The verbal noun ("to ...") |
Common Translation
| Phrase | flying |
SIBI-P1 Translation H5774-07
to fly
| Morphological Notes | Verb, Qal stem, infinitive construct (simple active verbal noun form). |
| Rendering Rationale | The Qal infinitive construct expresses the simple verbal action of the root in its most basic sense. "To fly" preserves the core idea of movement through the air by means of wings without adding contextual nuance. |
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