Arov עָרֹב
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| עָרֹב | |
|---|---|
| Transliteration | arov |
| Strong's number | H6157 |
| Language | Hebrew |
| Part of speech | masculine noun |
| Gloss | swarm |
| Occurrences | 9 in 7 verses |
| Most frequent in | Exodus (5) |
Arov (Hebrew עָרֹב, Strong's H6157) is a Hebrew masculine noun meaning “swarm”. It occurs 9 times in 7 verses of the Old Testament.
Definition
1) swarm
1a) probable meaning from 'mixture' and 'incessant or involved motion'
1a) probable meaning from 'mixture' and 'incessant or involved motion'
From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Hebrew (based on the abridged Brown-Driver-Briggs), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
Translated as
| KJV | swarms (5), swarm (2), flies (2) |
|---|---|
| BSB | swarms (6), flies (1), swarms of flies (1), insects (1) |
Verses
Every verse with Arov, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).
Exodus
- Exodus 8:21Else, if thou wilt not let my people go, behold, I will send swarms of flies upon thee, and upon thy servants, and upon thy people, and into thy houses: and the houses of the Egyptians shall be full of swarms of flies, and also the ground whereon they are.But if you will not let My people go, I will send swarms of flies upon you and your officials and your people and your houses. The houses of the Egyptians and even the ground where they stand will be full of flies.
- Exodus 8:22And I will sever in that day the land of Goshen, in which my people dwell, that no swarms of flies shall be there; to the end thou mayest know that I am the Lord in the midst of the earth.But on that day I will give special treatment to the land of Goshen, where My people live; no swarms of flies will be found there. In this way you will know that I, the LORD, am in the land.
- Exodus 8:24And the Lord did so; and there came a grievous swarm of flies into the house of Pharaoh, and into his servants’ houses, and into all the land of Egypt: the land was corrupted by reason of the swarm of flies.And the LORD did so. Thick swarms of flies poured into Pharaoh’s palace and into the houses of his officials. Throughout Egypt the land was ruined by swarms of flies.
- Exodus 8:29And Moses said, Behold, I go out from thee, and I will intreat the Lord that the swarms of flies may depart from Pharaoh, from his servants, and from his people, to morrow: but let not Pharaoh deal deceitfully any more in not letting the people go to sacrifice to the Lord.“As soon as I leave you,” Moses said, “I will pray to the LORD, so that tomorrow the swarms of flies will depart from Pharaoh and his officials and his people. But Pharaoh must not act deceitfully again by refusing to let the people go and sacrifice to the LORD.”
- Exodus 8:31And the Lord did according to the word of Moses; and he removed the swarms of flies from Pharaoh, from his servants, and from his people; there remained not one.and the LORD did as Moses requested. He removed the swarms of flies from Pharaoh and his officials and his people; not one fly remained.
Psalms
- Psalm 78:45He sent divers sorts of flies among them, which devoured them; and frogs, which destroyed them.He sent swarms of flies that devoured them, and frogs that devastated them.
- Psalm 105:31He spake, and there came divers sorts of flies, and lice in all their coasts.He spoke, and insects swarmed— gnats throughout their country.
Notes
- Definition and verse list from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament (TAHOT) and Greek New Testament (TAGNT) and Brief Lexicons, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
- English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).