ʼarbeh — H697

H697 · Hebrew — ארבה

Pronunciation: ar-beh'

Definition

masculine noun

a locust (from its rapid increase)

  1. a kind of locust, locust swarm (coll)
  2. (CLBL)
    1. sudden disappearance (fig.)
    2. insignificance (fig.)
    3. activity (fig.)

Usually translated as

locust, grasshopper

Origin

from H7235

Greek equivalents

Occurrences

ʼarbeh occurs 24 times in 21 verses of the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: Exodus (5), Leviticus (1), Deuteronomy (1), Judges (2), 1 Kings (1), 2 Chronicles (1), Job (1), Psalms (3), Proverbs (1), Jeremiah (1), Joel (2), Nahum (2)

Strong's Lexicon — A