רָחַף râchaph

Hebrew · Strong's H7363 · pronounced raw-khaf' · used 3 times in 3 verses

Meaning

to brood; by implication, to be relaxed

In the King James Version: flutter, move, shake.

Derivation: a primitive root;

Genesis 1:2 Now the earth was formless and void, and darkness was over the surface of the deep. And the Spirit of God was hovering over the surface of the waters.
Deuteronomy 32:11 As an eagle stirs up its nest and hovers over its young, He spread His wings to catch them and carried them on His pinions.
Jeremiah 23:9 As for the prophets: My heart is broken within me, and all my bones tremble. I have become like a drunkard, like a man overcome by wine, because of the LORD, because of His holy words.