Definition
from H1461; the locust (from its grubbing as a larvae)
Traditional renderings: grasshopper, × great.
Traditional renderings: grasshopper, × great.
In the Greek Old Testament
How the ancient Greek translation of the Old Testament renders גּוֹב:
- ἀκρίςakris“locust”always
Usage patterns
Occurrences
3 total
- Amos 7:1גֹּבַ֔י · swarms of locustsThis is what the Lord GOD showed me: He was preparing swarms of locusts just after the king’s harvest, as the late spring crop was coming up.
- Nahum 3:17כְּג֣וֹב · like clouds of locusts; גֹּבָ֑יYour guards are like the swarming locust, and your scribes like clouds of locusts that settle on the walls on a cold day. When the sun rises, they fly away, and no one knows where.