UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew

Sense 1: worm, maggot

Semantic domains: Swarming Creatures (001001002001006)

Core domains: Animal (010)

Definition: = small, soft, legless, tube-shaped creatures that have no bones or shells; they typically feed on overripe fruit, rotting meat, and similar things; most are larvae that hatch from the eggs laid by flies or some beetles; associated with uncleanness, mortality, decay, and death

Further resources: Fauna:6.13

Synonyms: תֹּולֵעָה