BDB1412
I. [גֵּב] locust, see below גבה.
Strong's Lexicon
H1357
H1357 — גֵּב
Hebrew / Aramaic entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
Definition / Gloss
| Strong's Number: | H1357 |
|---|---|
| Word: | גֵּב |
| Part of Speech: | noun masc |
| Etymology: | probably from H1461 |
| Language: | Hebrew |
| Occurrences: | 1 |
| Transliteration: | geb |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | gabe |
| Meaning: | 1. a locust (from its cutting) |
| KJV Renderings: | locust. |
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Brown-Driver-Briggs Enhanced
BDB1423
I. [גֵּב] noun [masculine] locust (name from swarm, collection, Ethiopic [untranscribed source text 772] compare also Ethiopic [untranscribed source text 773] locust √ = Arabic [untranscribed source text 774] scaturivit, manavit), only plural גֵּבִים Isa 33:4 (in simile of leaping). — גֵּב II, III, see below גוב.
Other Resources
Theological Wordbook of the Old Testament
R. Laird Harris, Gleason L. Archer, and Bruce K. Waltke
Englishman's Hebrew Concordance
גב (géhv)
Concordance entry
- EHCC: 14. 33: 4.the running to and fro of locusts