Strong's Concordance/Hebrew/H697

Strong's H697 · Hebrew

אַרְבֶּה

ʼarbeh · /ar-beh'/

Number
H697
Language
Hebrew
Original word
אַרְבֶּה
Transliteration
ʼarbeh
Pronunciation
ar-beh'
KJV occurrences
21 verses

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.

locusts11×
locust9×
grasshoppers3×
grasshopper1×

Every occurrence (KJV)

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

Exodus5 verses
Exodus 10:4

Else, if thou refuse to let my people go, behold, to morrow will I bring the locusts into thy coast:

Exodus 10:12

And 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 10:13

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.

Exodus 10:14

And 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 10:19

And 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

Leviticus1 verse
Deuteronomy1 verse
Judges2 verses
1 Kings1 verse
2 Chronicles1 verse
Job1 verse
Psalms3 verses
Proverbs1 verse
Jeremiah1 verse
Joel2 verses
Nahum2 verses

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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);