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H6157 עָרֹב (ʻârôb) aw-robe'

Hebrew
Noun (Masculine, Hebrew)
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Quick Definition

swarm

Strong's Definition

a mosquito (from its swarming)

Derivation: from H6148 (עָרַב);

KJV Usage: divers sorts of flies, swarm.

TWOT Reference: 1685c

Outline of Biblical Usage

1) swarm
1a) probable meaning from 'mixture' and 'incessant or involved motion'

STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Hebrew Lexicon

עָרֹב (a.rov) — swarm. 1) swarm 1a) probable meaning from 'mixture' and 'incessant or involved motion'

UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew

noun m · ערב

Swarming Creatures

swarm of insects literally: mixture; possibly a general term for a large group of insects

EXO 8:17 · EXO 8:17 · EXO 8:18 · EXO 8:20 · EXO 8:20 · EXO 8:25 · EXO 8:27 · PSA 78:45 · PSA 105:31

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UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew © United Bible Societies, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon

עָרֹב 9 n.m. prob. swarm (mixture, from incessant, involved motion) base

Bible Occurrences (7)

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