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H2070

זְבוּב (zᵉbûwb) n-m (zeb-oob')
Source: from an unused root (meaning to flit);
Meaning: a fly (especially one of a stinging nature)
KJV: fly.

Brown, Driver, Briggs lexicon entry

זְבוּב n.m. fly (as moving to and fro in the air?);—lit. only Ec 10:1 i.e. dead flies {256}

Appears in a total of 2 verses:

ISA 7:18

OET-LV: 18and_it_was in_the_day (the)_that YHWH he_will_whistle for_fly which is_at_the_end_of the_canals_of Miʦrayim/(Egypt) and_for_bee which in_land of_ʼAshshūr.   (ISA_7:18)

OET-RV: 18When that happens, Yahweh will whistle for a fly that’s in Egypts distant streams, and for a bee that’s in Assyria. (ISA 7:18)

ECC 10:1

OET-LV: 10Flies_of death it_causes_to_stink it_ferments the_oil_of a_perfumer is_weighty more_than_wisdom more_than_honour folly_of a_little.   (ECC_10:1)

OET-RV: 10Dead flies make a perfumer’s product stink.
 ⇔ ≈ Similarly, a little foolishness can ruin all your wisdom or honour. (ECC 10:1)

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