עָפַף, (reduplic. of עוּף II) to fly around. Midr. Till. to Ps. XVIII, 5 אל תקרי אפפוני אלא עֲפָפוּנִי הצרות טסות וכ׳ read not ăfafunί (with א) but ‘ãfafunί (with ע׳), troubles come flying over me like birds; Yalk. Sam. 157.