5775. oph

Lexicon

oph: Bird, flying creature

Original Word: עוֹף
Part of Speech: Noun Masculine
Transliteration: `owph
Pronunciation: ohf
Phonetic Spelling: (ofe)
Definition: Bird, flying creature
Meaning: a bird

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

bird, that flieth, flying, fowl

From uwph; a bird (as covered with feathers, or rather as covering with wings), often collectively -- bird, that flieth, flying, fowl.

see HEBREW uwph

NAS Exhaustive Concordance

Word Origin
from uph
Definition
flying creatures
NASB Translation
bird (17), birds (49), fowl (1), winged (3), wings (1).

Brown-Driver-Briggs

עוֺף₇₀ noun masculine^{Genesis 40:17}

collective flying creatures, fowl, insects; — ׳ע absolute Genesis 1:20 +, construct Genesis 1:21 +; —

1 fowl, birds, Genesis 40:17,19 (E), Genesis 7:8 (J), Genesis 1:20,22 (P), 1 Kings 5:13 +; especially (38 t.) הַשָּׁמַיִם ׳ע fowl of sky, Genesis 2:19,20 (J), Genesis 1:26,28,30 (P), Hosea 2:20; Ecclesiastes 10:20 +, carrion birds 1 Samuel 17:44,46; 2 Samuel 21:10; 1 Kings 14:11 11t.; הָרִים ׳ע Psalm 50:11, נוֺדֵד ׳ע Isaiah 16:2, ׳כִּכְלוּב מָלֵא ע Jeremiah 5:27; redundantly כָּנָף ׳ע fowl of wing Genesis 1:21 (P), Psalm 78:27 (for food); for food also Leviticus 7:26 (P), Leviticus 17:13; Leviticus 20:25 (both H), compare Leviticus 11:13,46 (H, clean and unclean); for offering Genesis 8:20 (J; הַטָּהוֺר ׳הָע), Leviticus 1:14 (P).

2 winged insects (clean and unclean) הַהֹלֵךְ עַלאַֿרְבַּע ׳שֶׁרֶץ הָע Leviticus 11:20,21 (H), ׳הָע ׳שׁ Deuteronomy 14:19, so probably ׳הָע alone Deuteronomy 14:20; ׳הָע ׳שׁ אֲשֶׁרלֿוֺ אַרְבַּע רַגְלָ֑ יִם Leviticus 11:23 (H).

Topical Lexicon

Word Origin: Derived from the root עוּף (uph), which means "to fly" or "to cover with wings."

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: • G3732 (ὄρνεον, orneon): This Greek term is used in the New Testament to refer to birds, particularly in the context of the parables and teachings of Jesus, such as in Matthew 13:32, where the birds of the air come and perch in the branches of the mustard seed.
• G4071 (πετεινόν, peteinon): Another Greek term for birds, used in passages like Matthew 6:26, "Look at the birds of the air; they do not sow or reap or store away in barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them."

The concept of עוֹף in the Hebrew Bible highlights the diversity and significance of birds within the created order, serving as a reminder of God's provision and the intricate balance of nature.

Usage: The word עוֹף is used throughout the Hebrew Bible to describe birds and other flying creatures. It appears in various contexts, often in relation to creation, dietary laws, and symbolic imagery.

Context: • The term עוֹף is first introduced in the creation narrative in Genesis 1:20-22, where God commands the waters to teem with living creatures and the skies to be filled with birds. This establishes the role of birds as part of God's creative order.
• In Leviticus 11 and Deuteronomy 14, עוֹף is used in the context of dietary laws, distinguishing between clean and unclean birds. This reflects the importance of birds in the daily life and religious practices of the Israelites.
• Birds are often used symbolically in the Bible. For example, in Isaiah 40:31, those who hope in the Lord are said to "soar on wings like eagles," using the imagery of birds to convey strength and renewal.
• The Psalms frequently mention birds to illustrate themes of protection and care, as in Psalm 91:4, "He will cover you with His feathers; under His wings you will find refuge."
• In prophetic literature, birds can symbolize both blessing and judgment. For instance, in Jeremiah 4:25, the absence of birds signifies desolation and divine judgment.

Forms and Transliterations

בָּע֤וֹף בָּע֧וֹף בעוף הָע֔וֹף הָע֖וֹף הָע֛וֹף הָע֣וֹף הָע֥וֹף העוף וְהָע֔וֹף וְהָע֖וֹף וְהָע֗וֹף וְע֥וֹף וְע֨וֹף וְעוֹף֙ וָע֔וֹף וּבְע֣וֹף וּבָע֗וֹף וּלְע֣וֹף וּלְע֥וֹף וּמֵע֖וֹף ובעוף והעוף ולעוף ומעוף ועוף כְּע֥וֹף כְעוֹף־ כָּע֖וֹף כעוף כעוף־ לְע֣וֹף לְע֥וֹף לָע֖וֹף לעוף מֵהָע֣וֹף מֵע֤וֹף מֵע֧וֹף מהעוף מעוף ע֔וֹף ע֖וֹף ע֣וֹף ע֤וֹף ע֥וֹף ע֧וֹף ע֨וֹף עוֹף־ עוף עוף־ ‘ō·wp̄ ‘ō·wp̄- ‘ōwp̄ ‘ōwp̄- bā‘ōwp̄ bā·‘ō·wp̄ baof cheof hā‘ōwp̄ hā·‘ō·wp̄ haof kā‘ōwp̄ kā·‘ō·wp̄ kaof kə‘ōwp̄ ḵə‘ōwp̄- kə·‘ō·wp̄ ḵə·‘ō·wp̄- keof lā‘ōwp̄ lā·‘ō·wp̄ laof lə‘ōwp̄ lə·‘ō·wp̄ leof mê‘ōwp̄ mê·‘ō·wp̄ mê·hā·‘ō·wp̄ mêhā‘ōwp̄ mehaof meof of ū·ḇā·‘ō·wp̄ ū·ḇə·‘ō·wp̄ ū·lə·‘ō·wp̄ ū·mê·‘ō·wp̄ ūḇā‘ōwp̄ ūḇə‘ōwp̄ ūlə‘ōwp̄ uleof ūmê‘ōwp̄ umeof uvaof uveof vaof vehaof veOf wā‘ōwp̄ wā·‘ō·wp̄ wə‘ōwp̄ wə·‘ō·wp̄ wə·hā·‘ō·wp̄ wəhā‘ōwp̄

Englishman's Concordance

Genesis 1:20
HEB: נֶ֣פֶשׁ חַיָּ֑ה וְעוֹף֙ יְעוֹפֵ֣ף עַל־
NAS: creatures, and let birds fly
KJV: life, and fowl [that] may fly
INT: creatures of living birds fly above

Genesis 1:21
HEB: וְאֵ֨ת כָּל־ ע֤וֹף כָּנָף֙ לְמִינֵ֔הוּ
NAS: winged bird after its kind;
KJV: and every winged fowl after his kind:
INT: their kind and every bird winged kind

Genesis 1:22
HEB: הַמַּ֙יִם֙ בַּיַּמִּ֔ים וְהָע֖וֹף יִ֥רֶב בָּאָֽרֶץ׃
NAS: in the seas, and let birds multiply
KJV: in the seas, and let fowl multiply
INT: the waters the seas birds multiply the earth

Genesis 1:26
HEB: בִדְגַ֨ת הַיָּ֜ם וּבְע֣וֹף הַשָּׁמַ֗יִם וּבַבְּהֵמָה֙
NAS: of the sea and over the birds of the sky
KJV: of the sea, and over the fowl of the air,
INT: the fish of the sea the birds of the sky the cattle

Genesis 1:28
HEB: בִּדְגַ֤ת הַיָּם֙ וּבְע֣וֹף הַשָּׁמַ֔יִם וּבְכָל־
NAS: of the sea and over the birds of the sky
KJV: of the sea, and over the fowl of the air,
INT: the fish of the sea the birds of the sky every

Genesis 1:30
HEB: הָ֠אָרֶץ וּלְכָל־ ע֨וֹף הַשָּׁמַ֜יִם וּלְכֹ֣ל ׀
NAS: and to every bird of the sky
KJV: of the earth, and to every fowl of the air,
INT: of the earth every bird of the sky every

Genesis 2:19
HEB: וְאֵת֙ כָּל־ ע֣וֹף הַשָּׁמַ֔יִם וַיָּבֵא֙
NAS: and every bird of the sky,
KJV: of the field, and every fowl of the air;
INT: of the field and every bird of the sky and brought

Genesis 2:20
HEB: לְכָל־ הַבְּהֵמָה֙ וּלְע֣וֹף הַשָּׁמַ֔יִם וּלְכֹ֖ל
NAS: the cattle, and to the birds of the sky,
KJV: to all cattle, and to the fowl of the air,
INT: to all the cattle the birds of the sky every

Genesis 6:7
HEB: רֶ֖מֶשׂ וְעַד־ ע֣וֹף הַשָּׁמָ֑יִם כִּ֥י
NAS: to creeping things and to birds of the sky;
KJV: and the creeping thing, and the fowls of the air;
INT: to creeping and to birds of the sky for

Genesis 6:20
HEB: מֵהָע֣וֹף לְמִינֵ֗הוּ וּמִן־
NAS: Of the birds after their kind,
KJV: Of fowls after their kind,
INT: of the birds their kind and of

Genesis 7:3
HEB: גַּ֣ם מֵע֧וֹף הַשָּׁמַ֛יִם שִׁבְעָ֥ה
NAS: also of the birds of the sky,
KJV: Of fowls also of the air by sevens,
INT: also of the birds of the sky sevens

Genesis 7:8
HEB: טְהֹרָ֑ה וּמִ֨ן־ הָע֔וֹף וְכֹ֥ל אֲשֶׁר־
NAS: that are not clean and birds and everything
KJV: that [are] not clean, and of fowls, and of every thing that creepeth
INT: clean at and birds and everything that

Genesis 7:14
HEB: לְמִינֵ֑הוּ וְכָל־ הָע֣וֹף לְמִינֵ֔הוּ כֹּ֖ל
NAS: and every bird after its kind,
KJV: after his kind, and every fowl after his kind,
INT: kind and every bird kind all

Genesis 7:21
HEB: עַל־ הָאָ֗רֶץ בָּע֤וֹף וּבַבְּהֵמָה֙ וּבַ֣חַיָּ֔ה
NAS: perished, birds and cattle
KJV: upon the earth, both of fowl, and of cattle,
INT: on the earth birds and cattle beast

Genesis 7:23
HEB: רֶ֙מֶשׂ֙ וְעַד־ ע֣וֹף הַשָּׁמַ֔יִם וַיִּמָּח֖וּ
NAS: to creeping things and to birds of the sky,
KJV: and the creeping things, and the fowl of the heaven;
INT: to creeping and to birds of the sky were blotted

Genesis 8:17
HEB: מִכָּל־ בָּשָׂ֗ר בָּע֧וֹף וּבַבְּהֵמָ֛ה וּבְכָל־
NAS: flesh that is with you, birds and animals
KJV: that [is] with thee, of all flesh, [both] of fowl, and of cattle,
INT: of all flesh birds and animals and every

Genesis 8:19
HEB: הָרֶ֙מֶשׂ֙ וְכָל־ הָע֔וֹף כֹּ֖ל רוֹמֵ֣שׂ
NAS: and every bird, everything
KJV: every creeping thing, and every fowl, [and] whatsoever
INT: creeping and every bird everything moves

Genesis 8:20
HEB: הַטְּהוֹרָ֗ה וּמִכֹּל֙ הָע֣וֹף הַטָּהֹ֔ר וַיַּ֥עַל
NAS: clean bird and offered
KJV: and of every clean fowl, and offered
INT: clean every bird clean and offered

Genesis 9:2
HEB: וְעַ֖ל כָּל־ ע֣וֹף הַשָּׁמָ֑יִם בְּכֹל֩
NAS: and on every bird of the sky;
KJV: of the earth, and upon every fowl of the air,
INT: and on every bird of the sky everything

Genesis 9:10
HEB: אֲשֶׁ֣ר אִתְּכֶ֔ם בָּע֧וֹף בַּבְּהֵמָ֛ה וּֽבְכָל־
NAS: creature that is with you, the birds, the cattle,
KJV: creature that [is] with you, of the fowl, of the cattle,
INT: after for the birds the cattle and every

Genesis 40:17
HEB: מַעֲשֵׂ֣ה אֹפֶ֑ה וְהָע֗וֹף אֹכֵ֥ל אֹתָ֛ם
NAS: for Pharaoh, and the birds were eating
KJV: for Pharaoh; and the birds did eat
INT: act of baked and the birds were eating some

Genesis 40:19
HEB: עֵ֑ץ וְאָכַ֥ל הָע֛וֹף אֶת־ בְּשָׂרְךָ֖
NAS: you on a tree, and the birds will eat
KJV: thee on a tree; and the birds shall eat
INT: A tree will eat and the birds your flesh and

Leviticus 1:14
HEB: וְאִ֧ם מִן־ הָע֛וֹף עֹלָ֥ה קָרְבָּנ֖וֹ
NAS: is a burnt offering of birds, then he shall bring
KJV: to the LORD [be] of fowls, then he shall bring
INT: if at of birds burnt his offering

Leviticus 7:26
HEB: בְּכֹ֖ל מוֹשְׁבֹתֵיכֶ֑ם לָע֖וֹף וְלַבְּהֵמָֽה׃
NAS: blood, either of bird or animal,
KJV: no manner of blood, [whether it be] of fowl or of beast,
INT: any of your dwellings of bird animal

Leviticus 11:13
HEB: תְּשַׁקְּצ֣וּ מִן־ הָע֔וֹף לֹ֥א יֵאָכְל֖וּ
NAS: among the birds; they are abhorrent,
KJV: among the fowls; they shall not be eaten,
INT: shall detest among the birds not to be eaten

71 Occurrences

Strong's Hebrew 5775
71 Occurrences

bā·‘ō·wp̄ — 3 Occ.
ḵə·‘ō·wp̄- — 1 Occ.
hā·‘ō·wp̄ — 14 Occ.
kā·‘ō·wp̄ — 1 Occ.
kə·‘ō·wp̄ — 1 Occ.
lā·‘ō·wp̄ — 1 Occ.
lə·‘ō·wp̄ — 7 Occ.
mê·hā·‘ō·wp̄ — 1 Occ.
mê·‘ō·wp̄ — 2 Occ.
‘ō·wp̄ — 25 Occ.
ū·lə·‘ō·wp̄ — 2 Occ.
ū·mê·‘ō·wp̄ — 2 Occ.
ū·ḇā·‘ō·wp̄ — 1 Occ.
ū·ḇə·‘ō·wp̄ — 3 Occ.
wā·‘ō·wp̄ — 1 Occ.
wə·hā·‘ō·wp̄ — 3 Occ.
wə·‘ō·wp̄ — 3 Occ.