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However, the concept of a "flap" can be explored through related themes and imagery found in Scripture, particularly in relation to wings, coverings, and protection.<br><br><b>Wings and Protection</b><br><br>The imagery of wings is frequently used in the Bible to convey God's protection and care for His people. This metaphorical use can be seen as akin to the protective "flap" of a bird's wings. In <a href="/psalms/91-4.htm">Psalm 91:4</a> , it is written, "He will cover you with His feathers; under His wings you will find refuge; His faithfulness is a shield and rampart." Here, the "flap" of God's wings symbolizes His encompassing protection and the safety found in His presence.<br><br>Similarly, in <a href="/deuteronomy/32-11.htm">Deuteronomy 32:11</a> , the care of God is likened to an eagle: "As an eagle stirs up its nest and hovers over its young, He spreads His wings to catch them and carries them on His pinions." The imagery of the eagle's wings flapping to protect and nurture its young reflects God's attentive and nurturing nature.<br><br><b>Garments and Coverings</b><br><br>The concept of a "flap" can also be related to garments and coverings, which are significant in biblical narratives. In <a href="/ruth/3-9.htm">Ruth 3:9</a> , Ruth asks Boaz, "Spread the corner of your garment over me, for you are a kinsman-redeemer." The act of spreading a garment, akin to a protective flap, signifies a request for protection and provision, highlighting the cultural and covenantal significance of such gestures.<br><br>In <a href="/ezekiel/16-8.htm">Ezekiel 16:8</a> , God uses similar imagery to describe His covenant with Israel: "Then I passed by and saw you, and you were old enough for love. So I spread the corner of My garment over you and covered your nakedness. I pledged Myself to you, entered into a covenant with you, declares the Lord GOD, and you became Mine." The spreading of the garment here symbolizes God's commitment and the establishment of a covenant relationship.<br><br><b>Symbolism of Movement and Sound</b><br><br>While the term "flap" itself is not used, the Bible does describe movements and sounds that could be associated with flapping. In <a href="/ezekiel/1-24.htm">Ezekiel 1:24</a> , the sound of the wings of the living creatures is described: "When they moved, I heard the sound of their wings like the roar of rushing waters, like the voice of the Almighty—a tumult like the noise of an army." This vivid description captures the powerful and awe-inspiring nature of the divine presence, conveyed through the sound of flapping wings.<br><br><b>Conclusion</b><br><br>While "flap" is not a term explicitly found in the Bible, its related concepts and imagery are woven throughout Scripture, illustrating themes of protection, covenant, and divine presence. These elements underscore the richness of biblical symbolism and the depth of God's relationship with His people.<a name="web" id="web"></a><div class="vheading2">Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary</div>1. (<I>v.</I>) Anything broad and limber that hangs loose, or that is attached by one side or end and is easily moved; as, the flap of a garment.<p>2. (<I>n.</I>) A hinged leaf, as of a table or shutter.<p>3. (<I>n.</I>) The motion of anything broad and loose, or a stroke or sound made with it; as, the flap of a sail or of a wing.<p>4. (<I>n.</I>) A disease in the lips of horses.<p>5. (<I>n.</I>) To beat with a flap; to strike.<p>6. (<I>n.</I>) To move, as something broad and flaplike; as, to flap the wings; to let fall, as the brim of a hat.<p>7. (<I>v. i.</I>) To move as do wings, or as something broad or loose; to fly with wings beating the air.<p>8. (<I>v. i.</I>) To fall and hang like a flap, as the brim of a hat, or other broad thing.<a name="heb" id="heb"></a><div class="vheading2">Strong's Hebrew</div><a href="/hebrew/4754.htm"><span class="l">4754. mara -- perhaps to <b>flap</b> (the wings)</span></a><br><b>...</b> 4753, 4754. mara. 4755 . perhaps to <b>flap</b> (the wings). Transliteration: mara<br> Phonetic Spelling: (maw-raw') Short Definition: lifts. Word Origin a prim. <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/hebrew/4754.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 6k</font><p> <a href="/hebrew/3508.htm"><span class="l">3508. yothereth -- appendage</span></a><br><b>...</b> caul, the lobe or <b>flap</b> of the liver. Feminine active participle of yathar; the lobe<br> or <b>flap</b> of the liver (as if redundant or outhanging) -- caul. <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/hebrew/3508.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 6k</font><p> <a href="/hebrew/5965.htm"><span class="l">5965. alas -- to rejoice</span></a><br><b>...</b> delight. Word Origin a prim. root Definition to rejoice NASB Word Usage delight<br> (1), enjoy (1), <b>flap</b> joyously (1). Exult, wave joyously. <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/hebrew/5965.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 5k</font><p> <a href="/hebrew/3671.htm"><span class="l">3671. kanaph -- wing, extremity</span></a><br><b>...</b> From kanaph; an edge or extremity; specifically (of a bird or army) a wing, (of<br> a garment or bed-clothing) a <b>flap</b>, (of the earth) a quarter, (of a building) a <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/hebrew/3671.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 6k</font><p> <a href="/hebrew/5074.htm"><span class="l">5074. nadad -- to retreat, flee, depart, stray, wander, flutter</span></a><br><b>...</b> A primitive root; properly, to wave to and fro (rarely to <b>flap</b> up and down);<br> figuratively, to rove, flee, or (causatively) to drive away -- chase (away), X <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/hebrew/5074.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 6k</font><p> <a href="/hebrew/4651.htm"><span class="l">4651. mappal -- refuse, hanging parts</span></a><br><b>...</b> flake, refuse. From naphal; a falling off, ie Chaff; also something pendulous, ie<br> A <b>flap</b> -- flake, refuse. see HEBREW naphal. 4650, 4651. mappal. 4652 . <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/hebrew/4651.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 6k</font><a name="lib" id="lib"></a><div class="vheading2">Library</div><p><a href="/library/wesley/the_journal_of_john_wesley/his_presence_of_mind.htm"><span class="l">His Presence of Mind</span></a> <br><b>...</b> hands.2) That although many strove to lay hold on my collar or clothes, to pull<br> me down, they could not fasten at all: only one got fast hold of the <b>flap</b> of my <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../wesley/the journal of john wesley/his presence of mind.htm</font><p><a href="/library/spurgeon/spurgeons_sermons_volume_45_1899/foretastes_of_the_heavenly_life.htm"><span class="l">Foretastes of the Heavenly Life</span></a> <br><b>...</b> never feel that the throat is dry! O, how blessed to <b>flap</b> the wing for ever<br> and never feel it flag! O, what sweet enjoyment to run <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../spurgeon/spurgeons sermons volume 45 1899/foretastes of the heavenly life.htm</font><p><a href="/library/rees/the_heart-cry_of_jesus/chapter_viii_soul-rest.htm"><span class="l">Soul-Rest.</span></a> <br><b>...</b> found rest!" You may retire from business and say, "I will spend my declining years<br> in peace," but as the sun goes down the bats come out and <b>flap</b> the black <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">//christianbookshelf.org/rees/the heart-cry of jesus/chapter viii soul-rest.htm</font><p><a href="/library/simpson/days_of_heaven_upon_earth_/february_5_rest_in_the.htm"><span class="l">February 5. "Rest in the Lord" (Ps. xxxvii. ).</span></a> <br><b>...</b> along the wind. The sails will <b>flap</b>, the waves will toss the vessel at<br> their will, and all rest and power will have gone. It is <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../simpson/days of heaven upon earth /february 5 rest in the.htm</font><p><a href="/library/wesley/the_journal_of_john_wesley/wesley_in_danger.htm"><span class="l">Wesley in Danger</span></a> <br><b>...</b> on one side, over the milldam, and thence through the meadows; till, a little before<br> ten, God brought me safe to Wednesbury; I having lost only one <b>flap</b> of my <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">//christianbookshelf.org/wesley/the journal of john wesley/wesley in danger.htm</font><p><a href="/library/kingsley/daily_thoughts_/june.htm"><span class="l">June.</span></a> <br><b>...</b> of gulls goes wailing inland; the rooks come cawing and sporting round the corner<br> at Landcross, while high above them four or five herons <b>flap</b> solemnly along <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">//christianbookshelf.org/kingsley/daily thoughts /june.htm</font><p><a href="/library/maclaren/romans_corinthians_to_ii_corinthians_chap_v/still_another_triplet_3.htm"><span class="l">Still Another Triplet</span></a> <br><b>...</b> Bats feel the light to be light, though they <b>flap</b> against it, and the winnowing<br> of their leathery wings and their blundering flight are witnesses to that <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../romans corinthians to ii corinthians chap v/still another triplet 3.htm</font><p><a href="/library/maclaren/expositions_of_holy_scripture_a/the_two_paths.htm"><span class="l">The Two Paths</span></a> <br><b>...</b> A camel cannot go through the eye of a needle, not only because of its own bulk,<br> but because of the burdens which <b>flap</b> on either side of it, and catch against <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../maclaren/expositions of holy scripture a/the two paths.htm</font><p><a href="/library/hayward/the_book_of_religions/pagans.htm"><span class="l">Pagans.</span></a> <br><b>...</b> his wooden deity, on all important occasions; as, for instance, in passing from<br> one river into another, or in time of tempest, or when the sails <b>flap</b> idly in a <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">//christianbookshelf.org/hayward/the book of religions/pagans.htm</font><p><a href="/library/maclaren/expositions_of_holy_scripture_the_acts/filled_with_the_spirit.htm"><span class="l">Filled with the Spirit</span></a> <br><b>...</b> that which afflicts sailing-ships in the equatorial regions, when the thick air<br> is deadly still, and the empty sails have not strength even to <b>flap</b> upon the <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../maclaren/expositions of holy scripture the acts/filled with the spirit.htm</font><a name="thes" id="thes"></a><div class="vheading2">Thesaurus</div><a href="/topical/f/flap.htm"><span class="l"><b>Flap</b> (1 Occurrence)</span></a><br><b>...</b> 1. (v.) Anything broad and limber that hangs loose, or that is attached by one<br> side or end and is easily moved; as, the <b>flap</b> of a garment. <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/f/flap.htm - 7k</font><p><a href="/topical/f/flanks.htm"><span class="l">Flanks (7 Occurrences)</span></a><br><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/f/flanks.htm - 8k</font><p><a href="/topical/l/liver.htm"><span class="l">Liver (16 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> This represents the large lobe or <b>flap</b> of the liver, Lobos tou hepatos<br> (thus, Septuagint and Josephus, Ant, III, ix, 2, (228)). <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/l/liver.htm - 16k</font><p><a href="/topical/l/lobe.htm"><span class="l">Lobe (19 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> 2. (n.) A rounded projection or division of a leaf. 3. (n.) A membranous<br><b>flap</b> on the sides of the toes of certain birds, as the coot. <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/l/lobe.htm - 12k</font><p><a href="/topical/f/flapped.htm"><span class="l">Flapped (1 Occurrence)</span></a><br><b>...</b> Noah Webster's Dictionary (imp. & pp) of <b>Flap</b>. Multi-Version Concordance<br> Flapped (1 Occurrence). Isaiah 10:14 And I have put my hands <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/f/flapped.htm - 6k</font><p><a href="/topical/p/phylactery.htm"><span class="l">Phylactery</span></a><br><b>...</b> 2. Description: The phylactery was a leather box, cube-shaped, closed with<br> an attached <b>flap</b> and bound to the person by a leather band. <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/p/phylactery.htm - 13k</font><p><a href="/topical/b/bait.htm"><span class="l">Bait (3 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> 9. (vi) To <b>flap</b> the wings; to flutter as if to fly; or to hover, as a hawk when<br> she stoops to her prey. Multi-Version Concordance Bait (3 Occurrences). <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/b/bait.htm - 8k</font><p><a href="/topical/c/caul.htm"><span class="l">Caul (12 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> CAUL. kol: (1) yothereth (Exodus 29:13), the large lobe or <b>flap</b> of the liver, which<br> is usually mentioned together with the kidneys and the fat as the special <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/c/caul.htm - 12k</font><p><a href="/topical/f/fly.htm"><span class="l">Fly (33 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> a theater. 28. (n.) The fore <b>flap</b> of a bootee; also, a lap on trousers,<br> overcoats, etc., to conceal a row of buttons. 29. (n.) A <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/f/fly.htm - 26k</font><p><a name="res" id="res"></a><div class="vheading2">Resources</div><a href="https://www.gotquestions.org/empty-nest-syndrome.html">How can Christian parents deal with empty-nest syndrome? | GotQuestions.org</a><br /><br /><a href="https://www.gotquestions.org/naturalism.html">What is naturalism? | GotQuestions.org</a><br /><br /><a href="https://www.gotquestions.org/does-God-have-free-will.html">Does God have free will? | GotQuestions.org</a><br /><br /><a href="https://clyx.com/term/flap.htm">Flap: Dictionary and Thesaurus | Clyx.com</a><br /><br /><a href="/concordance/">Bible Concordance</a> • <a href="/dictionary/">Bible Dictionary</a> • <a href="/encyclopedia/">Bible Encyclopedia</a> • <a href="/topical/">Topical Bible</a> • <a href="/thesaurus/">Bible Thesuarus</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="cnc" id="cnc"></a><div class="vheading2">Concordance</div><span class="encheading">Flap (1 Occurrence)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/job/39-13.htm">Job 39:13</a></span><br />"The wings of the ostrich wave proudly; but are they the feathers and plumage of love? <br /><span class="source">(See NAS NIV)</span><a name="sub" id="sub"></a><div class="vheading2">Subtopics</div><p class="pspc"><a href="/topical/f/flap.htm">Flap</a></p><a name="rel" id="rel"></a><div class="vheading2">Related Terms</div><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/f/flare.htm">Flare (2 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/f/flap.htm">Flap (1 Occurrence)</a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/topical/f/flanks.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Flanks"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Flanks" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/topical/f/flapped.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Flapped"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Flapped" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div> <div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"><script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script></div></td></tr></table></div></div></div> <br /><br /> <div align="center"> <div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>