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Lexicon :: Strong's H2070 - zᵊḇûḇ

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זְבוּב
Transliteration
zᵊḇûḇ
Pronunciation
zeb-oob'
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Part of Speech
masculine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
From an unused root (meaning to flit)
Dictionary Aids

TWOT Reference: 523a

Strong’s Definitions

זְבוּב zᵉbûwb, zeb-oob'; from an unused root (meaning to flit); a fly (especially one of a stinging nature):—fly.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 2x

The KJV translates Strong's H2070 in the following manner: fly (2x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 2x
The KJV translates Strong's H2070 in the following manner: fly (2x).

  1. fly

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
זְבוּב zᵉbûwb, zeb-oob'; from an unused root (meaning to flit); a fly (especially one of a stinging nature):—fly.
STRONGS H2070: Abbreviations
† זְבוּב noun masculineEcclesiastes 10:1 fly (as moving to and fro in the air? compare Fl NHWBi. 438 b; Late Hebrew id., Assyrian zumbu, DlS 63 f.; Arabic bdb025603, Aramaic דִּיבָבָא, bdb025604, bdb025605); — literal only זְבוּבֵי מָוֶת Ecclesiastes 10:1 i.e. dead flies; so AV RV Hi Now and others; > Greek Version of the LXX De and others death-bringing, deadly flies; זְבוּב metaphor of Egyptian army Isaiah 7:18 (|| דְּבוֺרָה, bee, of Assyrian); on בַּעַל זְבוּב see בַּעַל II. 4, above.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Ecclesiastes

10:1; 10:1

Isaiah

7:18

H2070

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H2070 matches the Hebrew זְבוּב (zᵊḇûḇ),
which occurs 2 times in 2 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy Box Ecc 10:1

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 10:1 - Dead flies make the perfumer’s ointment give off a stench;
so a little folly outweighs wisdom and honor.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 7:18

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 7:18 - In that day the LORD will whistle for the fly that is at the end of the streams of Egypt, and for the bee that is in the land of Assyria.
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