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fly

Meaning of “fly”

Sense 1: To move through the air by wings. Sense 2: To flee, rush, or pass away swiftly. Sense 3: As a noun, a winged insect.

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25 occurrences23 verses13 booksKJV PCE

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First occurrence: Genesis 1:20

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Job 5:7
Yet man is born unto trouble, as the sparks fly upward.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Job 5:7 · retained source text

Yet man is borne vnto trouble, as the sparkes flie vpward.

1611 marginal noteOr, labour.

1611 marginal noteHeb. the sonnes of the burning coale, lift vp to flie.

Job 20:8
He shall fly away as a dream, and shall not be found: yea, he shall be chased away as a vision of the night.
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · Job 20:8 · retained source text

He shall flie away as a dreame, and shall not be found: yea he shalbe chased away as a vision of the night.

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