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Hebrew wordlink #262250

OSHB Psa 105:31 עָרֹב (ˊāroⱱ) Strongs=6157 Lemma=‘עָרֹב’
contextual word gloss=‘a_swarm_of_flies’ word gloss=‘swarms_of_flies’
Morphology=Ncmsa PoS=common_noun Gender=masculine Number=singular State=absolute
Year=-1042

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Other uses (3) of identical word form עָרֹב (Morphology=Ncmsa PoS=common_noun Gender=masculine Number=singular State=absolute) in the Hebrew originals

The word form ‘עָרֹב’ (Morphology=Ncmsa PoS=common_noun Gender=masculine Number=singular State=absolute) has 2 different glosses: ‘a_swarm_of_flies’(2), ‘a_swarm’(2).

EXO 8:18 contextual word gloss=‘a_swarm’ word gloss=‘swarms_of_flies’ OSHB EXO 8:18 word 14

OET-LV: 18  and_I _will _make _separate on_day (the)_that DOM the _land _of Goshen which people _of_my is_standing on/upon_it(f) to_not to _be there a _swarm so _that you _may _know if/because _that I YHWH am_in_the _midst _of the_earth/land. (EXO 8:18)

OET-RV: 22 But when it happens, I’ll distinguish the Goshen region where my people live so the swarm won’t be there, so that you’ll be able to see that I’m Yahweh and I’m right here in this land. (EXO 8:22)

EXO 8:20 contextual word gloss=‘a_swarm’ word gloss=‘swarms_of_flies’ OSHB EXO 8:20 word 5

OET-LV: 20  and_ YHWH _he/it _made so and_ a _swarm _it _came massive the _house _of_to of _Parˊoh and_the _house _of his _servants _of_his and_on/over_all the _land _of Miʦrayim it _was _ruined the_earth/land from_face/in _front _of the_swarm. (EXO 8:20)

OET-RV: 24 So Yahweh did what he’d said and a heavy swarm came to Far’oh’s house and the houses of his servants and all the Egyptians—the country was ruined by the arrival of the swarm. (EXO 8:24)

PSA 78:45 contextual word gloss=‘a_swarm_of_flies’ word gloss=‘swarms_of_flies’ OSHB PSA 78:45 word 3

OET-LV: 45 He _sent (is)_in_them a _swarm _of _flies and_it_devoured _them and_frog[s] and_it_ruined _them. (PSA 78:45)

OET-RV: 45 He sent swarms of flies that bit them
⇔ ≈ and frogs that overran their land. (PSA 78:45)

PSA 105:31 contextual word gloss=‘a_swarm_of_flies’ word gloss=‘swarms_of_flies’ OSHB PSA 105:31 word 3

OET-LV: 31 He _spoke and_ a _swarm _of _flies _it _came gnats in_all territory _of_their. (PSA 105:31)

OET-RV: 31 He spoke and a swarm of flies came.
⇔ Gnats spread throughout the entire country. (PSA 105:31)