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חָגָב H2284

H2284 is the Hebrew word חָגָב, transliterated châgâb and said khaw-gawb'. The King James Version most often renders it grasshopper.

Word: חָגָבTransliteration: châgâbSaid: khaw-gawb'Language: HebrewIn the KJV: 5 verses

What it means

a locust.

Where it comes from

of uncertain derivation.

How the King James Version translates it

Across 5 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.

grasshopper 2×grasshoppers 1×locusts 1×thereof are as grasshoppers 1×

Strong's own list of renderings: locust.

Verses using חָגָב

All 5 verses, quoted in full.

Leviticus 11:22 · KJV

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.

Numbers 13:33 · KJV

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 Chronicles 7:13 · KJV

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;

Ecclesiastes 12:5 · KJV

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:

Isaiah 40:22 · KJV

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:

Common questions

What does Strong's H2284 mean?

H2284 is the Hebrew word חָגָב (châgâb), meaning a locust.

How is H2284 translated in the King James Version?

The King James translators rendered it grasshopper (2 times), grasshoppers (1 time), locusts (1 time), thereof are as grasshoppers (1 time).

How many times does H2284 appear in the Bible?

חָגָב (châgâb) is tagged in 5 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.

Where does H2284 come from?

Strong's gives its derivation as: of uncertain derivation.

Nearby entries

H2281 · חָבֵת — something fried, probably a griddle-cake H2282 · חַג — a festival, or a victim therefor H2283 · חָגָא — properly, vertigo, i.e. (figuratively) fear H2285 · חָגָב — Chagab, one of the Nethinim H2286 · חֲגָבָא — Chagaba or Chagabah, one of the Nethinim H2287 · חָגַג — properly, to move in acircle, i.e…

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