BDB1424
גּוֺב noun [masculine] locusts, Nah 3:17 compare גֹּבַי.
Strong's Lexicon
H1462
H1462 — גּוֹב
Hebrew / Aramaic entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
Definition / Gloss
| Strong's Number: | H1462 |
|---|---|
| Word: | גּוֹב |
| Part of Speech: | noun masc |
| Etymology: | from H1461 |
| Language: | Hebrew |
| Occurrences: | 3 |
| Transliteration: | gowb |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | gobe |
| Meaning: | 1. the locust (from its grubbing as a larvae) |
| KJV Renderings: | grasshopper, X great. |
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BDB1425
גֹּבַי, גּוֺבָ֑י noun masculine Amos 7:1 , compare see 2 collective locusts (swarm, multitude; Aramaic גּוּבָא, plural גוּבָאֵי; on formative see Ol§ 216 d), גֹּבַי symbol of Yahweh's judgment on Israel Amos 7:1 in simile of disappearance of Assyrian leaders at destruction of Nineveh גּוֺב גּוֺבָ֑י Nah 3:17 ( locust-) swarm of locusts (|| אַרְבֶּה); but strike out גּוֺב as dittograph We and others
Other Resources
Theological Wordbook of the Old Testament
R. Laird Harris, Gleason L. Archer, and Bruce K. Waltke
Englishman's Hebrew Concordance
גוב (gohv)
Amos 7:1
- KJV: Thus hath the Lord God shewed unto me; and, behold, he formed grasshoppers in the beginning of the shooting up of the latter growth; and, lo, it was the latter growth after the king’s mowings.grasshoppers: or, green worms
- EHCC: ay grasshoppers (marg. or, green