What does חָגָב mean in the Bible?
חָגָב is a Hebrew word meaning "a locust".
Hebrew · H2284
חָגָב
A locust
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חָגָבH2284
What does חָגָב mean in the Bible?
חָגָב is a Hebrew word meaning "a locust".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H2284?
The BSB source-word alignment has 5 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include are like grasshoppers (1), like grasshoppers (1), or grasshopper (1), the grasshopper (1), the locust (1).
Where does חָגָב appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Leviticus 11:22. Its strongest book concentrations include 2 Chronicles (1), Ecclesiastes (1), Isaiah (1), Leviticus (1).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders Itare like grasshoppers1×Isaiah 40:22
like grasshoppers1×Numbers 13:33
or grasshopper1×Leviticus 11:22
the grasshopper1×Ecclesiastes 12:5
the locust1×2 Chronicles 7:13
Show sample aligned rows
Leviticus 11:22הֶחָגָ֖בtoor grasshopperArticle | Noun - masculine singularNumbers 13:33כַּֽחֲגָבִ֔יםtolike grasshoppersPreposition-k, Article | Noun - masculine plural2 Chronicles 7:13חָגָ֖בtothe locustNoun - masculine singularEcclesiastes 12:5הֶֽחָגָ֔בtothe grasshopperArticle | Noun - masculine singularIsaiah 40:22כַּחֲגָבִ֑יםtoare like grasshoppersPreposition-k, Article | Noun - masculine plural
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned rowLeviticus 11:22
Aligned rows5
Books represented5
Leviticus1Numbers12 Chronicles1Ecclesiastes1Isaiah1
Source forms
הֶחָגָ֖ב1xhe·ḥā·ḡāḇLeviticus 11:22
הֶֽחָגָ֔ב1xhe·ḥā·ḡāḇEcclesiastes 12:5
חָגָ֖ב1xḥā·ḡāḇ2 Chronicles 7:13
כַּֽחֲגָבִ֔ים1xka·ḥă·ḡā·ḇîmNumbers 13:33
כַּחֲגָבִ֑ים1xka·ḥă·ḡā·ḇîmIsaiah 40:22
Parsing patterns
Article | Noun - masculine singular2xLeviticus 11:22, Ecclesiastes 12:5
Preposition-k, Article | Noun - masculine plural2xNumbers 13:33, Isaiah 40:22
Noun - masculine singular1x2 Chronicles 7:13
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. a locust
Source Gloss
a locust
Extended definitionSource: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
a locust BDB: locust Usage: locust.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
חָגָב is of uncertain origin - no further derivation.