What does אַרְבֶּה · ἀκρίς mean in the Bible?
אַרְבֶּה · ἀκρίς is a Hebrew phrase meaning "locust used metaphorically for overwhelming numbers".
Hebrew · H697, G200
אַרְבֶּה
A locust (from its rapid increase) · a locust (as pointed, or as lighting on the top of vegetation)
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אַרְבֶּה H697 a locust (from its rapid increase)
Pronunciation ʾarĕbeh
Locust; pest insect whose devastating swarms exemplify divine plague and judgment in exodus narratives.
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ἀκρίς G200 a locust (as pointed, or as lighting on the top of vegetation)
Pronunciation akrís
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What does אַרְבֶּה (arbeh) mean in the Bible?
אַרְבֶּה · ἀκρίς is a Hebrew phrase meaning "locust used metaphorically for overwhelming numbers".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for H697, G200?
H697, G200 is connected to 24 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. locust used metaphorically for overwhelming numbers
Strong's H697, G200
Lexical occurrences 24 verses Source Gloss
locust used metaphorically for overwhelming numbers
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
אַרְבֶּה is built from this root:
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain