Genesis 1:20
And God said, Let the waters bring forth abundantly the moving creature that hath life, and fowl that may fly above the earth in the open firmament of heaven.
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Fly
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Revelation 19:17
And I saw an angel standing in the sun; and he cried with a loud voice, saying to all the fowls that fly in the midst of heaven, Come and gather yourselves together unto the supper of the great God;
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עוּף
ʻûwph · oof
8 times translated as this KJV form30 total Strong's occurrences
to fly; also (by implication of dimness) to faint (from the darkness of swooning)
Strong's KJV usage: brandish, be (wax) faint, flee away, fly (away), × set, shine forth, weary.
Strong's first: Genesis 1:20Strong's last: Habakkuk 1:8
Open full H5774 profile →πέτομαι
pétomai · pet'-om-ahee
3 times translated as this KJV form5 total Strong's occurrences
to fly
Strong's KJV usage: :--fly(-ing).
Other KJV renderings
Strong's first: Revelation 12:14Strong's last: Revelation 19:17
Open full G4072 profile →דָּאָה
dâʼâh · daw-aw'
3 times translated as this KJV form4 total Strong's occurrences
to dart, i.e. fly rapidly
Strong's KJV usage: fly.
Other KJV renderings
Strong's first: Psalms 18:10Strong's last: Jeremiah 49:22
Open full H1675 profile →פָּרַח
pârach · paw-rakh'
2 times translated as this KJV form36 total Strong's occurrences
to break forth as a bud, i.e. bloom; generally, to spread; specifically, to fly (as extending the wings); figuratively, to flourish
Strong's KJV usage: × abroad, × abundantly, blossom, break forth (out), bud, flourish, make fly, grow, spread, spring (up).
Strong's first: Ezekiel 13:20Strong's last: Ezekiel 13:20
Open full H6524 profile →אָבַר
ʼâbar · aw-bar'
1 times translated as this KJV form1 total Strong's occurrences
to soar
Strong's KJV usage: fly.
Strong's first: Job 39:26Strong's last: Job 39:26
Open full H82 profile →זְבוּב
zᵉbûwb · zeb-oob'
1 times translated as this KJV form2 total Strong's occurrences
a fly (especially one of a stinging nature)
Strong's KJV usage: fly.
Other KJV renderings
Strong's first: Isaiah 7:18Strong's last: Isaiah 7:18
Open full H2070 profile →יָעַף
yâʻaph · yaw-af'
1 times translated as this KJV form9 total Strong's occurrences
to tire (as if from wearisome flight)
Strong's KJV usage: faint, cause to fly, (be) weary (self).
Other KJV renderings
Strong's first: Daniel 9:21Strong's last: Daniel 9:21
Open full H3286 profile →עִיט
ʻîyṭ · eet
1 times translated as this KJV form3 total Strong's occurrences
to swoop down upon (literally or figuratively)
Strong's KJV usage: fly, rail.
Strong's first: 1 Samuel 15:19Strong's last: 1 Samuel 15:19
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H5774
And God said, Let the waters bring forth abundantly the moving creature that hath life, and fowl that may fly above the earth in the open firmament of heaven.
H5860
Wherefore then didst thou not obey the voice of the LORD, but didst fly upon the spoil, and didst evil in the sight of the LORD?
H5774
And he rode upon a cherub, and did fly: and he was seen upon the wings of the wind.
H5774
Yet man is born unto trouble, as the sparks fly upward.
no direct Strong's tag
He shall fly away as a dream, and shall not be found: yea, he shall be chased away as a vision of the night.
H82
Doth the hawk fly by thy wisdom, and stretch her wings toward the south?
H5774
And he rode upon a cherub, and did fly: yea, he did fly upon the wings of the wind.
H1675
And he rode upon a cherub, and did fly: yea, he did fly upon the wings of the wind.
no direct Strong's tag
And I said, Oh that I had wings like a dove! for then would I fly away, and be at rest.
no direct Strong's tag
The days of our years are threescore years and ten; and if by reason of strength they be fourscore years, yet is their strength labour and sorrow; for it is soon cut off, and we fly away.
no direct Strong's tag
Wilt thou set thine eyes upon that which is not? for riches certainly make themselves wings; they fly away as an eagle toward heaven.
H5774
Above it stood the seraphims: each one had six wings; with twain he covered his face, and with twain he covered his feet, and with twain he did fly.
H2070
And it shall come to pass in that day, that the LORD shall hiss for the fly that is in the uttermost part of the rivers of Egypt, and for the bee that is in the land of Assyria.
H5774
But they shall fly upon the shoulders of the Philistines toward the west; they shall spoil them of the east together: they shall lay their hand upon Edom and Moab; and the children of Ammon shall obey them.
H5774
Who are these that fly as a cloud, and as the doves to their windows?
H1675
For thus saith the LORD; Behold, he shall fly as an eagle, and shall spread his wings over Moab.
H1675
Behold, he shall come up and fly as the eagle, and spread his wings over Bozrah: and at that day shall the heart of the mighty men of Edom be as the heart of a woman in her pangs.
H6524
Wherefore thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, I am against your pillows, wherewith ye there hunt the souls to make them fly, and I will tear them from your arms, and will let the souls go, even the souls that ye hunt to make them fly.
H6524
Wherefore thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, I am against your pillows, wherewith ye there hunt the souls to make them fly, and I will tear them from your arms, and will let the souls go, even the souls that ye hunt to make them fly.
H3286
Yea, whiles I was speaking in prayer, even the man Gabriel, whom I had seen in the vision at the beginning, being caused to fly swiftly, touched me about the time of the evening oblation.
no direct Strong's tag
As for Ephraim, their glory shall fly away like a bird, from the birth, and from the womb, and from the conception.
H5774
Their horses also are swifter than the leopards, and are more fierce than the evening wolves: and their horsemen shall spread themselves, and their horsemen shall come from far; they shall fly as the eagle that hasteth to eat.
G4072
And to the woman were given two wings of a great eagle, that she might fly into the wilderness, into her place, where she is nourished for a time, and times, and half a time, from the face of the serpent.
G4072
And I saw another angel fly in the midst of heaven, having the everlasting gospel to preach unto them that dwell on the earth, and to every nation, and kindred, and tongue, and people,
G4072
And I saw an angel standing in the sun; and he cried with a loud voice, saying to all the fowls that fly in the midst of heaven, Come and gather yourselves together unto the supper of the great God;
English meaning and historical usage.
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fly
FLY, verb intransitive
1. To move through air by the aid of wings, as fowls.
2. To pass or move in air, by the force of wind or other impulse; as, clouds and vapors fly before the wind. A ball flies from a cannon, an arrow from a bow.
3. To rise in air, as light substances, by means of a current of air or by having less specific gravity than air, as smoke.
Man is born to trouble, as the sparks fly upward. Job 5:7.
4. To move or pass with velocity or celerity, either on land or water. He flew to the relief of his distressed friend. The ship flies upon the main.
5. To move rapidly, in any manner; as, a top flies about.
6. To pass away; to depart; with the idea of haste, swiftness or escape. The bird has flown.
7. To pass rapidly, as time. Swift fly the fleeting hours.
8. To part suddenly or with violence; to burst, as a bottle.
9. To spring by an elastic force.
10. To pass swiftly, as rumor or report.
11. To flee; to run away; to attempt to escape; to escape.
I'll fly from shepherds, flocks, and flowery plains.
12. To flutter; to vibrate or play; as a flag in the wind.
To fly at, to spring towards; to rush on; to fall on suddenly. A hen flies at a dog or cat; a dog flies at a man.
1. To fly in the face, to insult.
2. To assail; to resist; to set at defiance; to oppose with violence; to act in direct opposition.
1. To fly off, to separate or depart suddenly.
2. To revolt.
To fly open, to open suddenly or with violence; as, the doors flew open.
1. To fly out, to rush out; also, to burst into a passion.
2. To break out into license.
3. To start or issue with violence from any direction.
1. To let fly to discharge; to throw or drive with violence; as, to let fly a shower of darts.
2. In seamanship, to let go suddenly. Let fly the sheets.
FLY, verb transitive [This is used for flee, and from is understood after fly so that it can hardly be called a transitive verb.]
1. To shun; to avoid; to decline; as, to fly the sight of one we hate. That is, primarily, to flee from
Sleep flies the wretch.
2. To quit by flight.
3. To attack by a bird of prey. [Not used.]
4. To cause to float in the air.
FLY, noun
1. In zoology, a winged insect of various species, whose distinguishing characteristic is that the wings are transparent. By this flies are distinguished from beetles, butterflies, grasshoppers, etc. Of flies, some have two wings and others four.
In common language, fly is the house fly of the genus Musca.
2. In mechanics, a cross with leaden weights at the ends, or a heavy wheel at right angles with the axis of a windlass, jack or the like. The use of this is, to regulate and equalize the motion in all parts of the revolution of the machine.
3. That part of a vane which points and shows which way the wind blows.
4. The extent of an ensign, flag or pendant from the staff to the end that flutters loose in the wind.
Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). A conservative base-form lookup may be used when the exact inflected KJV form is not a Webster headword.
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