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UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew

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יֶלֶק

Strong’s: H3218

Associated OET lemmas: יֶלֶק

Authors: Reinier de Blois

Form 1

Part of speech: nsm

Sense 1: locust

Semantic domains: Swarming Creatures (001001002001006)

Core domains: Animal (010)

Definition: term found primarily in poetic contexts: = six-legged, winged insect that is characterized by the fact that its third pair of legs is elongated and adapted to hopping; insects of this type move in swarms at certain periods and migrate to new areas, which they colonize; at other times they live either solitary or in small groups; ◄ Acrididae family; ► normally eaten cooked by toasting, grilling, frying, or broiling, though in some places they are also eaten raw

Further resources: Fauna:6.9

Synonyms: אַרְבֶּה · גָּזָם · חָסִיל

Show passage in OET: PSA 105:34

OET-RV PSA 105:34

34 He spoke out and the locusts came
 ⇔ and grasshoppers that simply couldn’t be counted,

OET-LV PSA 105:34

34 He_spoke and_ locust[s] _it_came and_locust[s] and_there_was_not a_number.
Show passage in OET: JER 51:14

OET-RV JER 51:14

14 Commander-in-chief Yahweh has made an oath by his own life:
 ⇔ ‘I’ll fill you with men, like a swarm of locusts,
 ⇔ and they’ll shout out against you.’

OET-LV JER 51:14

14 YHWH soldiers/messengers he_swears by_self_of_his if/because (if) I_will_fill_you person[s] like_locust[s] and_they_will_sing to_you shouting.

Jump to OET PSA 105:34 section.

Jump to OET JER 51:14 section.

All 7 recorded passages for this sense

PSA: OET PSA 105:34

JER: OET JER 51:14 · OET JER 51:27

JOL: OET JOL 1:4 · OET JOL 2:25

NAH: OET NAH 3:15–16