Hebrew · H697, H3218, H2625, H1501 · unreviewed

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 word meaning "locust; young locust; destroying locust; cutting locust".

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Meaning

locust; young locust; destroying locust; cutting locust
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