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Lexicon :: Strong's H6157 - ʿārōḇ

Aa
עָרֹב
Transliteration
ʿārōḇ
Pronunciation
aw-robe'
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Part of Speech
masculine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
Dictionary Aids

TWOT Reference: 1685c

Strong’s Definitions

עָרֹב ʻârôb, aw-robe'; from H6148; a mosquito (from its swarming):—divers sorts of flies, swarm.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 9x

The KJV translates Strong's H6157 in the following manner: swarm (7x), divers sorts of flies (2x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 9x
The KJV translates Strong's H6157 in the following manner: swarm (7x), divers sorts of flies (2x).

  1. swarm

    1. probable meaning from 'mixture' and 'incessant or involved motion'

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
עָרֹב ʻârôb, aw-robe'; from H6148; a mosquito (from its swarming):—divers sorts of flies, swarm.
STRONGS H6157: Abbreviations
עָרֹב 9 noun masculineEx 8:20 probably swarm (mixture, from incessant, involved motion; LagBN 112 doubts); — of plague of stinging flies, coming in a swarm (see DiEx) Exodus 8:17 (twice in verse) + 5 times 8(J), Psalm 78:45; Psalm 105:31.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Exodus

8:17; 8:20

Psalms

78:45; 105:31

H6157

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H6157 matches the Hebrew עָרֹב (ʿārōḇ),
which occurs 9 times in 7 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 8:21

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 8:21 - Else, H3588 if H518 thou H369➔ wilt H7971➔ not ➔H369 let ➔H7971➔ my people H5971 go, ➔H7971 behold, I H2005 will send H7971 swarms H6157 of flies upon thee, and upon thy servants, H5650 and upon thy people, H5971 and into thy houses: H1004 and H4390➔ the houses H1004 of the Egyptians H4713 shall be full ➔H4390 of swarms H6157 of flies, and also H1571 the ground H127 whereon H834 they H1992 are.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 8:22

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 8:22 - And I will sever H6395 in H3117➔ that H1931 day ➔H3117 the land H776 of Goshen, H1657 in H5921 which H834 my people H5971 dwell, H5975 that no H1115 swarms H6157 of flies shall be H1961 there; H8033 to the end H4616 thou mayest know H3045 that H3588 I H589 am the LORD H3068 in the midst H7130 of the earth. H776

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 8:24

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 8:24 - And H6213➔ the LORD H3068 did ➔H6213 so; H3651 and there came H935 a H6157➔ grievous H3515 swarm ➔ H6157 of flies into the house H1004 of Pharaoh, H6547 and H1004➔ into his servants' H5650 houses, ➔H1004 and into all H3605 the land H776 of Egypt: H4714 the land H776 was corrupted H7843 by reason H6440 of the swarm H6157 of flies.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 8:29

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 8:29 - And H559➔ Moses H4872 said, ➔H559 Behold, H2009 I H595 go out H3318 from thee, H5973 and I will intreat H6279 the LORD H3068 that H5493➔ the swarms H6157 of flies may depart ➔H5493 from Pharaoh, H6547 from his servants, H5650 and from his people, H5971 to morrow: H4279 but H7535 let H3254➔ not H408 Pharaoh H6547 deal deceitfully H2048 any more ➔H3254 in not H1115 letting H7971➔ the people H5971 go ➔H7971 to sacrifice H2076 to the LORD. H3068

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 8:31 - And H6213➔ the LORD H3068 did ➔H6213 according to the word H1697 of Moses; H4872 and he removed H5493 the swarms H6157 of flies from Pharaoh, H6547 from his servants, H5650 and from his people; H5971 there remained H7604 not H3808 one. H259

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 78:45

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 78:45 - He sent H7971 divers sorts of flies H6157 among them, which devoured them; H398 and frogs, H6854 which destroyed them. H7843

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 105:31

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 105:31 - He spake, H559 and there came H935 divers sorts of flies, H6157 and lice H3654 in all H3605 their coasts. H1366
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