רָחַף (rāḥap) is
a Hebrew verb
meaning grow soft. It appears
3 times
in 3 books of the Hebrew Bible
(Strong's H7363).
Also rendered
hover
be weak
Same Hebrew root (TWOT 2149)
Range of meaning (TWOT 2149)hover, move gently, cherish, brood; hovering, brooding; be relaxed; flutter, move, shake
Full entry: Brown-Driver-Briggs and Strong's
רָחַףverb: hover, move gently, cherish, brood
Pielhovering; hovering over face of waters, or perhaps brooding (and fertilizing), compare Di Gunk.
Strong's H7363רָחַף: to brood; by implication, to be relaxed KJV:flutter, move, shake.
Meanings: Brown-Driver-Briggs (1906) and Strong's Hebrew Dictionary (1890), public domain, via the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible Project (CC BY 4.0). TWOT numbers for reference only.