Extended Strong's Hebrew Lexicon (Brown-Driver-Briggs based)
locust
Usage: locust, grasshopper
Strong's Number
H2284
Language
Hebrew
Linked Usages
5
Books
5
Strong's H2284 Quick Answer
Strong's H2284 חָגָב (chagab) is a Hebrew Strong's word-study entry. chagab (khaw-gawb') n-m. 1. a locust [of uncertain derivation] It has 5 linked Bible usages across 5 books. Visible English usage signals include locust and locusts. Indexed coverage on this page includes Old Testament.
- Meaning
- chagab (khaw-gawb') n-m. 1. a locust [of uncertain derivation]
- Usage
- 5 linked usages
- Books
- 5 indexed books
- Corpus
- Old Testament
- Usage Words
- locust and locusts
Meaning and Definition
chagab (khaw-gawb') n-m. 1. a locust [of uncertain derivation] KJV: locust.
Across Lexicons
How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's H2284. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.
How Strong's H2284 Is Translated
The English word each shown verse actually uses to render chagab, taken from the interlinear word alignment (the same word underlined in the excerpts below). Where a rendering is used more than once, the count is shown.
locust
Leviticus 11:22
locusts
2 Chronicles 7:13
How Strong's H2284 Usage Compares
Indexed coverage includes Old Testament. Each section below keeps corpus counts and sample passages visible so readers can compare the word across contexts instead of reading one flat concordance list.
- The largest indexed corpus on this page is Old Testament with 5 linked usages.
- The linked rows are Old Testament Hebrew usage, grouped by book for fast canonical scanning.
Strong's H2284 by Corpus
Indexed usage grouped by testament and extended corpus so readers can compare this word across the Bible, Septuagint, deuterocanonical books, and 1 Enoch where present.
Strong's H2284 in the Old Testament
5 indexed usages in Old Testament.
Even these of them ye may eat; the locust after his kind, and the bald locust after his kind, and the beetle after his kind, and the grasshopper after his kind.
And there we saw the giants, the sons of Anak, which come of the giants: and we were in our own sight as grasshoppers, and so we were in their sight.
If I shut up heaven that there be no rain, or if I command the locusts to devour the land, or if I send pestilence among my people;
Usage Excerpts
First 5 linked usage excerpts for Strong's H2284.
Even these of them ye may eat; the locust after his kind, and the bald locust after his kind, and the beetle after his kind, and the grasshopper after his kind.
And there we saw the giants, the sons of Anak, which come of the giants: and we were in our own sight as grasshoppers, and so we were in their sight.
If I shut up heaven that there be no rain, or if I command the locusts to devour the land, or if I send pestilence among my people;
Also when they shall be afraid of that which is high, and fears shall be in the way, and the almond tree shall flourish, and the grasshopper shall be a burden, and desire shall fail: because man goeth to his long home, and the mourners go about the streets:
It is he that sitteth upon the circle of the earth, and the inhabitants thereof are as grasshoppers; that stretcheth out the heavens as a curtain, and spreadeth them out as a tent to dwell in:
All Indexed Usage Links
Every indexed verse link for Strong's H2284, grouped by book.
Leviticus 1 usage, Old Testament
Numbers 1 usage, Old Testament
2 Chronicles 1 usage, Old Testament
Ecclesiastes 1 usage, Old Testament
Isaiah 1 usage, Old Testament
Strong's H2284 FAQ
What does chagab (חָגָב) mean?
Chagab (Strong's H2284) is a Hebrew word most simply glossed "locust". chagab (khaw-gawb') n-m. 1. a locust [of uncertain derivation]
How many times is chagab (חָגָב) used in the Bible?
This page currently indexes 5 linked usages for Strong's H2284 across 5 books.
Where can I study chagab (חָגָב) in context?
Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's H2284 in context. The indexed coverage includes Old Testament.
What English words translate chagab (חָגָב)?
The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as locust and locusts. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.