Zᵉbûwb — H2070

Definition

masculine noun

a fly (especially one of a stinging nature)

1. fly

Usually translated as

fly

Origin

from an unused root (meaning to flit)

Occurrences

Zᵉbûwb occurs 2 times in the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: Ecclesiastes (1), Isaiah (1)

• Ecclesiastes 10:1 — Dead flies (זְב֣וּבֵי) cause the ointment of the apothecary to send forth a stinking savour: so doth a little folly him that is in reputation for wisdom and honour.
• Isaiah 7:18 — And it shall come to pass in that day, that the LORD shall hiss for the fly (לַזְּב֔וּב) that is in the uttermost part of the rivers of Egypt, and for the bee that is in the land of Assyria.