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Proverbs 23:5
“Wilt thou set thine eyes upon that which is not? for riches certainly make themselves wings; they fly away as an eagle toward heaven.” (KJV)
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Lexical meaning
עוּףʻûwph · oof
H5774 · Hebrew
H5774 · Hebrew
- Definition
- to fly; also (by implication of dimness) to faint (from the darkness of swooning)
- Derivation
- a primitive root; to cover (with wings or obscurity); hence (as denominative from H5775 (עוֹף))
- KJV renderings
- brandish, be (wax) faint, flee away, fly (away), [idiom] set, shine forth, weary.
- Grammar
- ה — particle (interrogative)
- תעוף — verb Qal, imperfect, 2nd person, masculine, singular
- Usage
- Occurs 32 times in the Hebrew Bible.Genesis 1:20Deuteronomy 4:17Judges 4:211 Samuel 14:281 Samuel 14:31
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 עוּף 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.