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אַרְבֶּה

A locust (from its rapid increase)

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אַרְבֶּהH697
Pronunciationʾarĕbeh

What does אַרְבֶּה (ʾarĕbeh) mean in the Bible?

אַרְבֶּה (ʾarĕbeh): Locust; pest insect whose devastating swarms exemplify divine plague and judgment in exodus narratives.

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What does אַרְבֶּה (ʾarĕbeh) mean in the Bible?

אַרְבֶּה (ʾarĕbeh): Locust; pest insect whose devastating swarms exemplify divine plague and judgment in exodus narratives.

How does the BSB render H697?

The BSB source-word alignment has 24 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include the locusts (5), locusts (3), [or] locusts (2), like a locust (2), the swarming locust (2).

Where does אַרְבֶּה (ʾarĕbeh) appear in Scripture?

The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Exodus 10:4. Its strongest book concentrations include Exodus (7), Joel (3), Psalms (3), Judges (2).

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
the locusts5×Exodus 10:13, Exodus 10:14, Exodus 10:19, Deuteronomy 28:38
locusts3×Exodus 10:4, Exodus 10:14, Judges 7:12
[or] locusts2×1 Kings 8:37, 2 Chronicles 6:28
like a locust2×Job 39:20, Psalms 109:23
the swarming locust2×Joel 1:4, Joel 2:25
and the locusts1×Psalms 105:34
are like the swarming locust1×Nahum 3:17
like the swarming locust1×Nahum 3:15
locust1×Exodus 10:19
of locust1×Leviticus 11:22
of locusts1×Judges 6:5
so that the locusts1×Exodus 10:12
than locusts1×Jeremiah 46:23
to the locust1×Psalms 78:46
what the swarming locust1×Joel 1:4
Show sample aligned rows
Exodus 10:4אַרְבֶּ֖הtolocustsNoun - masculine singularExodus 10:12בָּֽאַרְבֶּ֔הtoso that the locustsPreposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singularExodus 10:13הָאַרְבֶּֽה׃tothe locustsArticle | Noun - masculine singularExodus 10:14הָֽאַרְבֶּ֗הtoThe locustsArticle | Noun - masculine singularExodus 10:14אַרְבֶּה֙tolocustsNoun - masculine singularExodus 10:19הָ֣אַרְבֶּ֔הtothe locustsArticle | Noun - masculine singularExodus 10:19אַרְבֶּ֣הtolocustNoun - masculine singularLeviticus 11:22הָֽאַרְבֶּ֣הtoof locustArticle | Noun - masculine singularDeuteronomy 28:38הָאַרְבֶּֽה׃tothe locustsArticle | Noun - masculine singularJudges 6:5אַרְבֶּה֙toof locustsNoun - masculine singular
Usage map

A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.

First aligned rowExodus 10:4
Aligned rows24
Books represented12
Exodus7Leviticus1Deuteronomy1Judges21 Kings12 Chronicles1Job1Psalms3Proverbs1Jeremiah1Joel3Nahum2
Source forms
אַרְבֶּה֙2x’ar·behExodus 10:14, Judges 6:5
אַרְבֶּ֤ה2x’ar·beh1 Kings 8:37, 2 Chronicles 6:28
הָֽאַרְבֶּ֔ה2xhā·’ar·behJoel 1:4, Joel 2:25
הָאַרְבֶּֽה׃2xhā·’ar·behExodus 10:13, Deuteronomy 28:38
אַרְבֶּ֖ה1x’ar·behExodus 10:4
אַרְבֶּ֣ה1x’ar·behExodus 10:19
אַרְבֶּ֑ה1x’ar·behPsalms 105:34
בָּֽאַרְבֶּ֔ה1xbā·’ar·behExodus 10:12
Parsing patterns
Article | Noun - masculine singular8xExodus 10:13, Exodus 10:14, Exodus 10:19, Leviticus 11:22
Noun - masculine singular7xExodus 10:4, Exodus 10:14, Exodus 10:19, Judges 6:5
Preposition-k, Article | Noun - masculine singular5xJudges 7:12, Job 39:20, Psalms 109:23, Nahum 3:15
Preposition-l, Article | Noun - masculine singular2xPsalms 78:46, Proverbs 30:27
Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular1xExodus 10:12
Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular1xJeremiah 46:23
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

STEPBible Data — CC BY 4.0

Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain

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