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I. חָגָב noun masculine Eccl 12:5 locust, grasshopper (Late Hebrew id.; compare ᵑ7 ), probably a non-flying species, see Kn in Di Lev 11:22 ; הֶחָגָב allowed as food Lev 11:22 ( P ; || אַרְבֶּה, סָלְעָם, חַרְגֹּל), כַּחֲגָבִיס Num 13:33 ( J E ; simile of insignificance), so Isa 40:22 as agent of Yahweh's wrath חָגָב לֶאֱכוֺל חארץ 2Chr 7:13 וְיִסְתַּבֵּל הֶחָגָב Eccl 12:5 and the grasshopper shall be a burden; better shall drag itself along, De Hi Now RVm ; De thinks ׳ ח here figurative of the back part of the pelvic cavity (Arabic [untranscribed source text 1615] is point of hip-bone, Bo, compare Lane), and refers to stiffness of aged joints, so Now; but the meaning is dubious; see other views of Comm.