H7363 - רָחַף (râchaph)

H7363 רָחַף (râchaph) raw-khaf'

Hebrew

Strong's Definition

to brood; by implication, to be relaxed

Derivation: a primitive root;

KJV Usage: flutter, move, shake.

TWOT Reference: 2148,2149

Outline of Biblical Usage

1) (Qal) to grow soft, relax

2) (Piel) to hover

Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon

רָחַף râchaph BDB Definition: 1) (Qal) to grow soft, relax 2) (Piel) to hover Part of Speech: verb A Related Word by BDB/Strongs Number: a primitive root Same Word by TWOT Number: 2148, 2149 Total KJV Occurrences: 3

Bible Occurrences (3)

1:2

32:11

23:9

Genesis 1:2

Now the earth was formless and void, and darkness was over the surface of the deep. And the Spirit of God was hovering over the surface of the waters.

Deuteronomy 32:11

As an eagle stirs up its nest and hovers over its young, He spread His wings to catch them [and] carried them on His pinions.

Jeremiah 23:9

As for the prophets: My heart is broken within me, and all my bones tremble. I have become like a drunkard..., like a man overcome by wine, because of the LORD, because of His holy words.