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Ophay <a href="../hebrew/5779.htm" title="5779">►</a></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheading">Strong's Lexicon</div><div align="left"><span class="toptitle2">Ophay: Flight, flying</span></div><p><span class="tophdg">Original Word: </span><span class="hebrew">עוֹפַי</span><br><span class="tophdg">Part of Speech: </span>Proper Name Masculine<br><span class="tophdg">Transliteration: </span>`Owphay<br><span class="tophdg">Pronunciation: </span>oh-fah'ee<br><span class="tophdg">Phonetic Spelling: </span>(o-fah'-ee)<br><span class="tophdg">Definition: </span>Flight, flying<br><span class="tophdg">Meaning: </span>Ephai<p><span class="tophdg">Word Origin: </span>Derived from the root עוּף (awf), which means "to fly" or "to soar."<p><span class="tophdg">Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: </span>The Greek equivalent often associated with the concept of flight is πτερόν (pteron), which means "wing" or "feather." This term is used in the New Testament to describe the wings of birds or angels, as seen in passages like Matthew 23:37.<p><span class="tophdg">Usage: </span>The term "Ophay" is used to describe the act of flying or the state of being in flight. It is often associated with birds or creatures that have the ability to soar through the air. In a broader sense, it can also symbolize swiftness or the ability to move quickly and freely.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>In ancient Hebrew culture, the ability to fly was often associated with freedom and transcendence. Birds, in particular, were seen as creatures that could move between the earthly realm and the heavens, symbolizing a connection between the divine and the mundane. The concept of flight also carried connotations of escape and deliverance, as seen in various biblical narratives where flight is a means of salvation or protection.<div class="vheading2">NAS Exhaustive Concordance</div><span class="hdg">Word Origin</span><br>from <a href="/hebrew/5774b.htm">uph</a><br><span class="hdg">Definition</span><br>an Isr.<br><span class="hdg">NASB Translation</span><br>Ephai (1).<p><div align="center"><span class="smalltext"><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/nasec.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe></span></div><div class="vheading2">Brown-Driver-Briggs</div> <font class="hebrew2">עוֺפַי</font> Kt, <font class="hebrew2">עֵיפַי</font> Qr <font size="+1" color="#552200"><b>proper name, masculine</b></font> <font size="+1"><b>a Netophathite</b></font>, <a href="/interlinear/jeremiah/40-8.htm">Jeremiah 40:8</a>, <font class="hebrew2">ᵐ5</font> <font face="Gentium,Galatia SIL,SBL Greek,GFS Porson,Times New Roman">Ιωφε</font>, <font face="Gentium,Galatia SIL,SBL Greek,GFS Porson,Times New Roman">Ωφε</font>, <font face="Gentium,Galatia SIL,SBL Greek,GFS Porson,Times New Roman">Ωφετ</font>. <br><br><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/bsoft2.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe><div class="vheading2">Strong's Exhaustive Concordance</div>Ephai from <p>From <a href="/hebrew/5775.htm">owph</a>; birdlike; Ephai, an Israelite -- Ephai (from margin). <p>see HEBREW <a href="/hebrew/5775.htm">owph</a> <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>עֵיפַ֣י עיפי ‘ê·p̄ay ‘êp̄ay eiFai<div class="vheading2">Links</div><a href="/interlinear/matthew/1-1.htm">Interlinear Greek</a> • <a href="/interlinear/genesis/1-1.htm">Interlinear Hebrew</a> • <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's Numbers</a> • <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Englishman's Greek Concordance</a> • <a href="/englishmans_hebrew.htm">Englishman's Hebrew Concordance</a> • <a href="/texts/matthew/1-1.htm">Parallel Texts</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><div class="vheading">Englishman's Concordance</div><b><a href="/text/jeremiah/40-8.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Jeremiah 40:8</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/jeremiah/40.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">[עֹופַי כ] <b> (עֵיפַ֣י </b> ק) הַנְּטֹפָתִ֗י</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/jeremiah/40.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> and the sons <span class="itali">of Ephai</span> the Netophathite,<br><a href="/kjvs/jeremiah/40.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> and the sons <span class="itali">of Ephai</span> the Netophathite,<br><a href="/interlinear/jeremiah/40-8.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> of Tanhumeth and the sons <span class="itali">Ephai </span> the Netophathite and Jezaniah<p><i><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5778.htm">1 Occurrence</a></i><br /><br /><b><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5778.htm">Strong's Hebrew 5778<br>1 Occurrence</a></b><br><br><a href="/hebrew/eifai_5778.htm">‘ê·p̄ay — 1 Occ.</a><br></div></div></td></tr></table></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'; 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