Original Language Studio
Genesis 6:20
“Of fowls after their kind, and of cattle after their kind, of every creeping thing of the earth after his kind, two of every sort shall come unto thee, to keep them alive.” (KJV)
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Lexical meaning
H5775 · Hebrew
- Definition
- a bird (as covered with feathers, or rather as covering with wings), often collectively
- Derivation
- from H5774 (עוּף);
- KJV renderings
- bird, that flieth, flying, fowl.
- Grammar
- מֵ — preposition
- הָ — particle (definite article)
- ע֣וֹף — common noun, masculine, singular, absolute
- Usage
- Occurs 71 times in the Hebrew Bible.Genesis 1:20Genesis 1:21Genesis 1:22Genesis 1:26Genesis 1:28
Theological interpretation (AI)
The card on the left shows lexical data from published sources. Interpretation is separate: ask the Companion to explain how traditions read עוֹף here.
Hebrew text: Westminster Leningrad Codex (public domain). Morphology & lemmas: Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible, CC BY 4.0 (hb.openscriptures.org). Lexicon: Strong's Hebrew Dictionary (1894, public domain; JSON edition © Open Scriptures, CC BY-SA). Verse numbers follow the Hebrew text, which occasionally differs from English Bibles.