Strong's H697 · Hebrew
אַרְבֶּה
ʼarbeh · /ar-beh'/
Definition
a locust (from its rapid increase)
KJV: grasshopper, locust.
Root / derivation: from H7235 (רָבָה);
KJV usage breakdown
How the Authorized (KJV) translators rendered אַרְבֶּה across 21 verses.
Every occurrence (KJV)
21 verses use this word, grouped by book — the translated form is highlighted.
Exodus5 verses
Else, if thou refuse to let my people go, behold, to morrow will I bring the locusts into thy coast:
Exodus 10:12And the LORD said unto Moses, Stretch out thine hand over the land of Egypt for the locusts, that they may come up upon the land of Egypt, and eat every herb of the land, even all that the hail hath left.
Exodus 10:13And 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.
Exodus 10:14And the locusts went up over all the land of Egypt, and rested in all the coasts of Egypt: very grievous were they; before them there were no such locusts as they, neither after them shall be such.
Exodus 10:19And the LORD turned a mighty strong west wind, which took away the locusts, and cast them into the Red sea; there remained not one locust in all the coasts of Egypt. cast: Heb. fastened
Deuteronomy1 verse
Judges2 verses
For they came up with their cattle and their tents, and they came as grasshoppers for multitude; for both they and their camels were without number: and they entered into the land to destroy it.
Judges 7:12And the Midianites and the Amalekites and all the children of the east lay along in the valley like grasshoppers for multitude; and their camels were without number, as the sand by the sea side for multitude.
Psalms3 verses
Proverbs1 verse
Joel2 verses
That which the palmerworm hath left hath the locust eaten; and that which the locust hath left hath the cankerworm eaten; and that which the cankerworm hath left hath the caterpiller eaten. That which the palmerworm: Heb. The residue of the palmerworm
Joel 2:25And I will restore to you the years that the locust hath eaten, the cankerworm, and the caterpiller, and the palmerworm, my great army which I sent among you.
Nahum2 verses
There shall the fire devour thee; the sword shall cut thee off, it shall eat thee up like the cankerworm: make thyself many as the cankerworm, make thyself many as the locusts.
Nahum 3:17Thy 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.
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Frequently asked questions
What does Strong's H697 (ʼarbeh) mean?
a locust (from its rapid increase)
How many times does H697 appear in the Bible?
Strong's H697 (אַרְבֶּה) appears in 21 verses of the King James Version, most often translated “locusts.”
How is ʼarbeh translated in the KJV?
In the KJV, Strong's H697 is rendered as “locusts” (11×), “locust” (9×), “grasshoppers” (3×), “grasshopper” (1×).
Where does the Hebrew word אַרְבֶּה come from?
from H7235 (רָבָה);