Hebrew · H5775, H5110 · unreviewed

עוֹף נוֹדֵד

A bird (as covered with feathers, or rather as covering with wings), often collectively · to nod , i.e. waver ; figuratively, to wander , flee , disappear ; also (from shaking the head in sympathy), to console , deplore , or (from tossing the head in scorn) taunt

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עוֹף H5775 a bird (as covered with feathers, or rather as covering with wings), often collectively

Pronunciation ʿwōp

Birds defined by their covering wings—the physical capacity for flight, not taxonomy alone.

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נוּד H5110 to nod , i.e. waver ; figuratively, to wander , flee , disappear ; also (from shaking the head in sympathy), to console , deplore , or (from tossing the head in scorn) taunt

Pronunciation nûd

Physical head-motion roots diverse meanings: instability, exile, sympathy-gestures, and scorn through gesture language.

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