Extended Strong's Hebrew Lexicon (Brown-Driver-Briggs based)
locust
Usage: locust
Strong's Number
H2625
Language
Hebrew
Linked Usages
6
Books
5
Strong's H2625 Quick Answer
Strong's H2625 חָסִיל (chaciyl) is a Hebrew Strong's word-study entry. chaciyl (khaw-seel') n-m. 1. the ravager, i.e. a locust [from H2628] It has 6 linked Bible usages across 5 books. Visible English usage signals include locust and locusts. Indexed coverage on this page includes Old Testament.
- Meaning
- chaciyl (khaw-seel') n-m. 1. the ravager, i.e. a locust [from H2628]
- Usage
- 6 linked usages
- Books
- 5 indexed books
- Corpus
- Old Testament
- Usage Words
- locust and locusts
Meaning and Definition
chaciyl (khaw-seel') n-m. 1. the ravager, i.e. a locust [from H2628] KJV: caterpillar. Root(s): H2628
Across Lexicons
How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's H2625. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.
How Strong's H2625 Is Translated
The English word each shown verse actually uses to render chaciyl, 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
1 Kings 8:37
4×
locusts
2 Chronicles 6:28
2×
How Strong's H2625 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 6 linked usages.
- The linked rows are Old Testament Hebrew usage, grouped by book for fast canonical scanning.
Strong's H2625 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 H2625 in the Old Testament
6 indexed usages in Old Testament.
If there be in the land famine, if there be pestilence, blasting, mildew, locust, or if there be caterpiller; if their enemy besiege them in the land of their cities; whatsoever plague, whatsoever sickness there be;
If there be dearth in the land, if there be pestilence, if there be blasting, or mildew, locusts, or caterpillers; if their enemies besiege them in the cities of their land; whatsoever sore or whatsoever sickness there be:
He gave also their increase unto the caterpiller, and their labour unto the locust.
Usage Excerpts
First 6 linked usage excerpts for Strong's H2625.
If there be in the land famine, if there be pestilence, blasting, mildew, locust, or if there be caterpiller; if their enemy besiege them in the land of their cities; whatsoever plague, whatsoever sickness there be;
If there be dearth in the land, if there be pestilence, if there be blasting, or mildew, locusts, or caterpillers; if their enemies besiege them in the cities of their land; whatsoever sore or whatsoever sickness there be:
He gave also their increase unto the caterpiller, and their labour unto the locust.
And your spoil shall be gathered like the gathering of the caterpiller: as the running to and fro of locusts shall he run upon them.
That which the palmerworm hath left hath the locust eaten; and that which the locust hath left hath the cankerworm eaten; and that which the cankerworm hath left hath the caterpiller eaten.
And I will restore to you the years that the locust hath eaten, the cankerworm, and the caterpiller, and the palmerworm, my great army which I sent among you.
All Indexed Usage Links
Every indexed verse link for Strong's H2625, grouped by book.
1 Kings 1 usage, Old Testament
2 Chronicles 1 usage, Old Testament
Psalms 1 usage, Old Testament
Isaiah 1 usage, Old Testament
Strong's H2625 FAQ
What does chacil (חָסִיל) mean?
Chacil (Strong's H2625) is a Hebrew word most simply glossed "caterpillar". chaciyl (khaw-seel') n-m. 1. the ravager, i.e. a locust [from H2628]
How many times is chacil (חָסִיל) used in the Bible?
This page currently indexes 6 linked usages for Strong's H2625 across 5 books.
Where can I study chacil (חָסִיל) in context?
Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's H2625 in context. The indexed coverage includes Old Testament.
What English words translate chacil (חָסִיל)?
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.