The meaning of “אַרְבֶּה”
Understanding ʼarbeh reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.
grasshopper, locust. - a locust (from its rapid increase) 1) a kind of locust, locust swarm (coll) 2) (CLBL) 2a) sudden ...
אַרְבֶּה
grasshopper, locust. - a locust (from its rapid increase) 1) a kind of locust, locust swarm (coll) 2) (CLBL) 2a) sudden disappearance (fig.) 2b) insignificance (fig.) 2c) activity (fig.)
Occurrences in the Bible
| Reference | Text | |
|---|---|---|
| Exodus 10:13 | “And Moses stretched forth his rod over the land of Egypt, and the Lord brought an east wind upon the land all that day, and all that night; and when it was morning, the east wind brought the locusts.” Word: אַרְבֶּה (ʼarbeh) | |
| Deuteronomy 28:38 | “Thou shalt carry much seed out into the field, and shalt gather but little in; for the locust shall consume it.” Word: אַרְבֶּה (ʼarbeh) | |
| 1 Kings 8:37 | “If there be in the land famine, if there be pestilence, blasting, mildew, locust, or if there be caterpiller; if their enemy besiege them in the land of their cities; whatsoever plague, whatsoever sickness there be;” Word: אַרְבֶּה (ʼarbeh) | |
| Job 39:20 | “Canst thou make him afraid as a grasshopper? the glory of his nostrils is terrible.” Word: אַרְבֶּה (ʼarbeh) | |
| Proverbs 30:27 | “The locusts have no king, yet go they forth all of them by bands;” Word: אַרְבֶּה (ʼarbeh) |
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