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Lexicon :: Strong's H2284 - ḥāḡāḇ

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חָגָב
Transliteration
ḥāḡāḇ
Pronunciation
khaw-gawb'
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Part of Speech
masculine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
Of uncertain derivation
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TWOT Reference: 601a

Strong’s Definitions

חָגָב châgâb, khaw-gawb'; of uncertain derivation; a locust:—locust.


KJV Translation Count — Total: 5x

The KJV translates Strong's H2284 in the following manner: grasshopper (4x), locust (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 5x
The KJV translates Strong's H2284 in the following manner: grasshopper (4x), locust (1x).
  1. locust, grasshopper

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
חָגָב châgâb, khaw-gawb'; of uncertain derivation; a locust:—locust.
STRONGS H2284: Abbreviations
† I. חָגָב noun masculineEcclesiastes 12:5 locust, grasshopper (Late Hebrew id.; compare Targum), probably a non-flying species, see Kn in DiLeviticus 11:22; הֶחָגָב allowed as food Leviticus 11:22 (P; || אַרְבֶּה, סָלְעָם, חַרְגֹּל), כַּחֲגָבִיס Numbers 13:33 (J E; simile of insignificance), so Isaiah 40:22; as agent of Yahweh's wrath חָגָב לֶאֱכוֺל חארץ 2 Chronicles 7:13; וְיִסְתַּבֵּל הֶחָגָב Ecclesiastes 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 bdb029006 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.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Leviticus

11:22; 11:22

Numbers

13:33

2 Chronicles

7:13

Ecclesiastes

12:5; 12:5

Isaiah

40:22

H2284

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H2284 matches the Hebrew חָגָב (ḥāḡāḇ),
which occurs 5 times in 5 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 11:22 -

“You may eat these:

any kind of locust, katydid, cricket, and grasshopper.

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 13:33 -

“We even saw the Nephilim there ​— ​the descendants of Anak come from the Nephilim! To ourselves we seemed like grasshoppers, and we must have seemed the same to them.”

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 7:13 -

If I shut the sky so there is no rain, or if I command the grasshopper to consume the land, or if I send pestilence on my people,

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 12:5 -

Also, they are afraid of heights and dangers on the road;

the almond tree blossoms,

the grasshopper loses its spring,[fn]

and the caper berry has no effect;

for the mere mortal is headed to his eternal home,

and mourners will walk around in the street;

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 40:22 -

God is enthroned above the circle of the earth;

its inhabitants are like grasshoppers.

He stretches out the heavens like thin cloth

and spreads them out like a tent to live in.

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