- Original: רחף - Transliteration: Rachaph - Phonetic: raw-khaf' - Definition: 1. (Qal) to grow soft, relax 2. (Piel) to hover - Origin: a primitive root - TWOT entry: 2148,2149 - Part(s) of speech: Verb - Strong's: A primitive root; to brood; by implication to be relaxed: - flutter move shake. Total KJV Occurrences: 3 • fluttereth, 1 Deuteronomy 32:11 • moved, 1 Genesis 1:2 • shake, 1 Jeremiah 23:9