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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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Isaiah 6:2
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.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Isaiah 6:2 · retained source text

Aboue it stood the Seraphims: each one had sixe wings, with twaine he couered his face, and with twaine hee couered his feete, and with twaine hee did flie.

Isaiah 7:18
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.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Isaiah 7:18 · retained source text

And it shall come to passe in that day, that the LORD shall hisse for the flie, that is in the vttermost part of the riuers of Egypt, and for the Bee that is in the land of Assyria.

Isaiah 11:14
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.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Isaiah 11:14 · retained source text

But they shall fly vpon the shoulders of the Philistines toward the West, they shall spoile them of the East together: they shall lay their hand vpon Edom and Moab, and the children of Ammon shall obey them.

1611 marginal noteHeb. the children of the East.

1611 marginal noteHeb. Edom and Moab shall be the laying on of their hand.

1611 marginal noteHeb. the children of Ammon their obedience.

Isaiah 60:8
Who are these that fly as a cloud, and as the doves to their windows?
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · Isaiah 60:8 · retained source text

Who are these that flie as a cloude, and as the doues to their windowes?

Jeremiah 48:40
For thus saith the Lord; Behold, he shall fly as an eagle, and shall spread his wings over Moab.
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · Jeremiah 48:40 · retained source text

For thus saith the LORD, Behold, hee shall fly as an eagle, and shall spread his wings ouer Maob.

Jeremiah 49:22
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.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Jeremiah 49:22 · retained source text

Behold, he shall come vp and flie as the eagle, and spread his wings ouer Bozrah: and at that day shall the heart of the mightie men of Edom, be as the heart of a woman in her pangs.

Ezekiel 13:20
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.
2 word occurrences in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Ezekiel 13:20 · retained source text

Wherefore thus sayth the LORD God, Behold, I am against your pillowes, wherewith yee there hunt the soules to make them flie, and I will teare them from your armes, and will let the soules goe, euen the soules that ye hunt to make them flie.

1611 marginal noteOr, into gardens.

Daniel 9:21
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.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Daniel 9:21 · retained source text

Yea whiles I was speaking in praier, euen the man Gabriel, whom I had seene in the vision at the beginning, being caused to flie swiftly, touched me about the time of the euening oblation.

1611 marginal noteHebr. with wearinesse or flight.

1611 marginal noteDan.8.16.

Hosea 9:11
As for Ephraim, their glory shall fly away like a bird, from the birth, and from the womb, and from the conception.
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · Hosea 9:11 · retained source text

As for Ephraim, their glory shall flee away like a bird: from the birth and from the wombe, and from the conception.

Habakkuk 1:8
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.
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · Habakkuk 1:8 · retained source text

Their horses also are swifter then the leopards, and are more fierce then the euening wolues: & their horsemen shall spread themselues, and their horsemen shall come from farre, they shall flie as the Eagle that hasteth to eate.

1611 marginal noteHeb. sharp.

1611 marginal noteZeph.3.3.

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