What does חָגָב mean in the Bible?
חָגָב is a Hebrew word meaning "a locust".
Hebrew · H2284
חָגָב
A locust
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חָגָב H2284
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 It are like grasshoppers 1× Isaiah 40:22
like grasshoppers 1× Numbers 13:33
or grasshopper 1× Leviticus 11:22
the grasshopper 1× Ecclesiastes 12:5
the locust 1× 2 Chronicles 7:13
Show sample aligned rows
Leviticus 11:22 הֶחָגָ֖ב to or grasshopper Article | Noun - masculine singular Numbers 13:33 כַּֽחֲגָבִ֔ים to like grasshoppers Preposition-k, Article | Noun - masculine plural 2 Chronicles 7:13 חָגָ֖ב to the locust Noun - masculine singular Ecclesiastes 12:5 הֶֽחָגָ֔ב to the grasshopper Article | Noun - masculine singular Isaiah 40:22 כַּחֲגָבִ֑ים to are like grasshoppers Preposition-k, Article | Noun - masculine plural
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Leviticus 11:22
Aligned rows 5
Books represented 5
Leviticus 1 Numbers 1 2 Chronicles 1 Ecclesiastes 1 Isaiah 1
Source forms
הֶחָגָ֖ב 1x he·ḥā·ḡāḇ Leviticus 11:22
הֶֽחָגָ֔ב 1x he·ḥā·ḡāḇ Ecclesiastes 12:5
חָגָ֖ב 1x ḥā·ḡāḇ 2 Chronicles 7:13
כַּֽחֲגָבִ֔ים 1x ka·ḥă·ḡā·ḇîm Numbers 13:33
כַּחֲגָבִ֑ים 1x ka·ḥă·ḡā·ḇîm Isaiah 40:22
Parsing patterns
Article | Noun - masculine singular 2x Leviticus 11:22, Ecclesiastes 12:5
Preposition-k, Article | Noun - masculine plural 2x Numbers 13:33, Isaiah 40:22
Noun - masculine singular 1x 2 Chronicles 7:13
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. a locust
Source Gloss
a locust
Extended definition Source: 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.
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain