חָגָב

châgâb · /khaw-gawb'/

Number

H2284

Language

Hebrew

Original word

חָגָב

Transliteration

châgâb

Pronunciation

khaw-gawb'

KJV occurrences

5 verses

Definition

a locust

KJV: locust.

Root / derivation: of uncertain derivation;

KJV usage breakdown

How the Authorized (KJV) translators rendered חָגָב across 5 verses.

grasshopper2×

grasshoppers2×

locusts1×

Every occurrence (KJV)

5 verses use this word, grouped by book — the translated form is highlighted.

Leviticus1 verse

Leviticus 11:22

Even these of them ye may eat; the locust after his kind, and the bald locust after his kind, and the beetle after his kind, and the grasshopper after his kind.

Numbers1 verse

Numbers 13:33

And there we saw the giants, the sons of Anak, which come of the giants: and we were in our own sight as grasshoppers, and so we were in their sight.

2 Chronicles1 verse

2 Chronicles 7:13

If I shut up heaven that there be no rain, or if I command the locusts to devour the land, or if I send pestilence among my people;

Ecclesiastes1 verse

Ecclesiastes 12:5

Also when they shall be afraid of that which is high, and fears shall be in the way, and the almond tree shall flourish, and the grasshopper shall be a burden, and desire shall fail: because man goeth to his long home, and the mourners go about the streets:

Isaiah1 verse

Isaiah 40:22

It is he that sitteth upon the circle of the earth, and the inhabitants thereof are as grasshoppers; that stretcheth out the heavens as a curtain, and spreadeth them out as a tent to dwell in: It is: or, Him that

Topics that use this word

Afflictions Made Beneficial Almond Tree Anakim Animals Chastisement Creeping Things Holy Land Idolatry Insects Majority and Minority Reports Murmuring Old Age

Frequently asked questions

What does Strong's H2284 (châgâb) mean?

a locust

How many times does H2284 appear in the Bible?

Strong's H2284 (חָגָב) appears in 5 verses of the King James Version, most often translated “grasshopper.”

How is châgâb translated in the KJV?

In the KJV, Strong's H2284 is rendered as “grasshopper” (2×), “grasshoppers” (2×), “locusts” (1×).

Where does the Hebrew word חָגָב come from?

of uncertain derivation;