What does אַרְבֶּה · יֶלֶק · חָסִיל · גָּזָם mean in the Bible?
אַרְבֶּה · יֶלֶק · חָסִיל · גָּזָם is a Hebrew phrase meaning "locust; young locust; destroying locust; cutting locust".
Hebrew · H697, H3218, H2625, H1501
הָאַרְבֶּה הַיֶּלֶק הֶחָסִיל הַגָּזָם
A locust (from its rapid increase) · a devourer ; specifically, the young locust · the ravager , i.e. a locust · a kind of locust
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אַרְבֶּה H697 a locust (from its rapid increase)
Pronunciation ʾarĕbeh
Locust; pest insect whose devastating swarms exemplify divine plague and judgment in exodus narratives.
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יֶלֶק H3218 a devourer ; specifically, the young locust
חָסִיל H2625 the ravager , i.e. a locust
גָּזָם H1501 a kind of locust
What does הָאַרְבֶּה הַיֶּלֶק הֶחָסִיל הַגָּזָם (hāʾarbeh hayyeleq heḥāsîl haggāzām) mean in the Bible?
אַרְבֶּה · יֶלֶק · חָסִיל · גָּזָם is a Hebrew phrase meaning "locust; young locust; destroying locust; cutting locust".
Full entry for הָאַרְבֶּה הַיֶּלֶק הֶחָסִיל הַגָּזָם (H697, H3218, H2625, H1501) · Open the biblical lexicon
Questions this entry answers
How many biblical occurrences are listed for H697, H3218, H2625, H1501?
H697, H3218, H2625, H1501 is connected to 42 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. locust; young locust; destroying locust; cutting locust
Strong's H697, H3218, H2625, H1501
Lexical occurrences 42 verses Source Gloss
locust; young locust; destroying locust; cutting locust
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
הָאַרְבֶּה הַיֶּלֶק הֶחָסִיל הַגָּזָם is built from this root:
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