Hebrew Word Study
The meaning of “גּוֹב”
Understanding gôwb reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.
Definition
grasshopper, [idiom] great. - the locust (from its grubbing as a larvae) 1) locusts
H1462
Hebrew Text
Strong's Concordance
גּוֹב
Phoneticgobe
Transliterationgôwb
Grammar Code
H:N-M
Hebrew Noun, Masculine
Strong's Definition
Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
grasshopper, [idiom] great. - the locust (from its grubbing as a larvae) 1) locusts
Scripture References
Occurrences in the Bible
2 total references
| Reference | Text | |
|---|---|---|
| Amos 7:1 | “Thus hath the Lord God shewed unto me; and, behold, he formed grasshoppers in the beginning of the shooting up of the latter growth; and, lo, it was the latter growth after the king’s mowings.” Word: גּוֹב (gôwb) | |
| Nahum 3:17 | “Thy crowned are as the locusts, and thy captains as the great grasshoppers, which camp in the hedges in the cold day, but when the sun ariseth they flee away, and their place is not known where they are.” Word: גּוֹב (gôwb) |