רָחַף (b. h.) to move, vibrate.
Pi. - רִחֵף to move, hover, flatter. Ḥag. 15ᵃ (ref. to Gen. I, 2) כיונה שמְרַחֶפֶת על בניה וכ׳ like a dove that hovers over her young without touching them.
רָחַף
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רָחַף (b. h.) to move, vibrate . Pi. - רִחֵף to move, hover, flatter . Ḥag. 15ᵃ (ref. to Gen. I, 2 ) כיונה שמְרַחֶפֶת על בניה וכ׳ like a dove that…
References
- Chagigah 15a:3
- Genesis 1:2