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Lexicon :: Strong's H6137 - ʿaqrāḇ

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עַקְרָב
Transliteration
ʿaqrāḇ
Pronunciation
ak-rawb'
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Part of Speech
masculine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
Of uncertain derivation
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TWOT Reference: 1683

Strong’s Definitions

עַקְרָב ʻaqrâb, ak-rawb'; of uncertain derivation; a scorpion; figuratively, a scourge or knotted whip:—scorpion.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 6x

The KJV translates Strong's H6137 in the following manner: scorpion (6x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 6x
The KJV translates Strong's H6137 in the following manner: scorpion (6x).

  1. scorpion

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
עַקְרָב ʻaqrâb, ak-rawb'; of uncertain derivation; a scorpion; figuratively, a scourge or knotted whip:—scorpion.
STRONGS H6137: Abbreviations
† עַקְרָב noun masculine scorpion (apparently quadriliteral; Late Hebrew id.; Assyrian aḳrabu; Ethiopic bdb078511; Arabic bdb078512; Targum עַקְרַבָּא); **< [feminine] as in Late Hebrew, Syriac, Mandaean, Arabic (Levy gives Talmud [Aramaic] as masculine, but are readings correct?), Nöldeke (privately). — absolute עַקְרָב Deuteronomy 8:15 (collective; of wilderness), plural עַקְרַבִּים Ezekiel 2:6 (figurative of enemies); יִסַּר בָּע׳ 1 Kings 12:11, 14 2 Chronicles 10:11, 14, i.e. scourges with points, stings. — See also H4610 מַעֲלֵה עַקְרַבִּים.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Deuteronomy

8:15

1 Kings

12:11; 12:14

2 Chronicles

10:11; 10:14

Ezekiel

2:6

H6137

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H6137 matches the Hebrew עַקְרָב (ʿaqrāḇ),
which occurs 6 times in 6 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 8:15

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 8:15 - وَقَادَكُمْ فِي الصَّحْرَاءِ الشَّاسِعَةِ الْمَهُولَةِ، حَيْثُ تَكْمُنُ أَفَاعٍ سَامَّةٌ وَعَقَارِبُ وَعَطَشٌ لِخُلُوِّهَا مِنَ الْمَاءِ، فَفَجَّرَ لَكُمْ مَاءً مِنْ صَخْرَةِ الصَّوَّانِ.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 12:11

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 12:11 - أَبِي أَثْقَلَ عَلَيْكُمُ النِّيرَ وَأَنَا أُضَاعِفُهُ. أَبِي أَدَّبَكُمْ بِالسِّيَاطِ وَأَنَا أُؤَدِّبُكُمْ بِالْعَقَارِبِ».

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 12:14

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 12:14 - وَخَاطَبَهُمْ بِمَا أَشَارَ عَلَيْهِ الأَحْدَاثُ قَائِلاً: «أَبِي أَثْقَلَ عَلَيْكُمُ النِّيرَ وَأَنَا أُضَاعِفُهُ. أَبِي أَدَّبَكُمْ بِالسِّيَاطِ، وَأَنَا أُؤَدِّبُكُمْ بِالْعَقَارِبِ».

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 10:11

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 10:11 - أَبِي أَثْقَلَ عَلَيْكُمُ النِّيرَ وَأَنَا أَزيِدُ عَلَيْهِ. أَبِي أَدَّبَكُمْ بِالسِّيَاطِ وَأَنَا أُؤَدِّبُكُمْ بِالْعَقَارِبِ».

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 10:14

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 10:14 - وَخَاطَبَهُمْ بِمَا أَشَارَ عَلَيْهِ بِهِ الشَّبَابُ قَائِلاً: «أَبِي ثَقَّلَ عَلَيْكُمُ النِّيرَ وَأَنَا أَزِيدُ عَلَيْهِ. أَبِي أَدَّبَكُمْ بِالسِّيَاطِ، وَأَنَا أُؤَدِّبُكُمْ بِالْعَقَارِبِ».

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 2:6

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 2:6 - أَمَّا أَنْتَ، يَا ابْنَ آدَمَ، فَلا تَرْهَبْهُمْ وَلا تَخْشَ كَلامَهُمْ، وَإِنْ كَانُوا لَكَ قَرِيساً وَشَوْكاً. وَأَنْتَ سَاكِنٌ بَيْنَ عَقَارِبَ، فَلا تَرْهَبْ كَلامَهُمْ، وَلا تَفْزَعْ مِنْ مَحْضَرِهِمْ لأَنَّهُمْ شَعْبٌ مُتَمَرِّدٌ.
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