Tsirah צִרְעָה
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| צִרְעָה | |
|---|---|
| Transliteration | tsirah |
| Strong's number | H6880 |
| Language | Hebrew |
| Part of speech | feminine noun |
| Gloss | hornet |
| Occurrences | 3 in 3 verses |
| Most frequent in | Exodus (1) |
Tsirah (Hebrew צִרְעָה, Strong's H6880) is a Hebrew feminine noun meaning “hornet”. It occurs 3 times in 3 verses of the Old Testament.
Definition
hornets
From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Hebrew (based on the abridged Brown-Driver-Briggs), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
Translated as
| KJV | hornet (2), hornets (1) |
|---|---|
| BSB | hornet (3) |
Verses
Every verse with Tsirah, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).
Exodus
- Exodus 23:28And I will send hornets before thee, which shall drive out the Hivite, the Canaanite, and the Hittite, from before thee.I will send the hornet before you to drive the Hivites and Canaanites and Hittites out of your way.
Deuteronomy
- Deuteronomy 7:20Moreover the Lord thy God will send the hornet among them, until they that are left, and hide themselves from thee, be destroyed.Moreover, the LORD your God will send the hornet against them until even the survivors hiding from you have perished.
Joshua
- Joshua 24:12And I sent the hornet before you, which drave them out from before you, even the two kings of the Amorites; but not with thy sword, nor with thy bow.I sent the hornet ahead of you, and it drove out the two Amorite kings before you, but not by your own sword or bow.
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).