ʻârôb — H6157

H6157 · Hebrew — ערב

Pronunciation: aw-robe'

Definition

masculine noun

a mosquito (from its swarming)

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

Usually translated as

divers sorts of flies, swarm

Origin

from H6148

Occurrences

ʻârôb occurs 9 times in 7 verses of the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: Exodus (5), Psalms (2)