חָגָב

cha.gavlocustHow to read Hebrew
hebrewOld TestamentNoun · masculine5 occurrences5 books5 verses

Definition

of uncertain derivation; a locust
Traditional renderings: locust.

In the Greek Old Testament

How the ancient Greek translation of the Old Testament renders חָגָב:

Usage patterns

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Occurrences

5 total
  1. Leviticus 11:22הֶחָגָ֖ב · or grasshopper
    Of these you may eat any kind of locust, katydid, cricket, or grasshopper.
  2. Numbers 13:33כַּֽחֲגָבִ֔ים · like grasshoppers
    We even saw the Nephilim there—the descendants of Anak that come from the Nephilim! We seemed like grasshoppers in our own sight, and we must have seemed the same to them!”
  3. 2 Chronicles 7:13חָגָ֖ב · the locust
    If I close the sky so there is no rain, or if I command the locust to devour the land, or if I send a plague among My people,
  4. Ecclesiastes 12:5הֶֽחָגָ֔ב · the grasshopper
    …when men fear the heights and dangers of the road, when the almond tree blossoms, the grasshopper loses its spring, and the caper berry shrivels—for then man goes to his eternal home and mourners walk the streets.
  5. Isaiah 40:22כַּחֲגָבִ֑ים · are like grasshoppers
    He sits enthroned above the circle of the earth; its dwellers are like grasshoppers. He stretches out the heavens like a curtain, and spreads them out like a tent to dwell in.