Extended Strong's Hebrew Lexicon (Brown-Driver-Briggs based)
locust
Usage: 1) locust 1a) an edible winged locust
Strong's Number
H5556
Language
Hebrew
Linked Usages
1
Books
1
Strong's H5556 Quick Answer
Strong's H5556 סָלעָם (col`am) is a Hebrew Strong's word-study entry. col`am (sol-awm') n-m. 1. a kind of locust (from its destructiveness) [apparently from the same as H5553 in the sense of crushing as with a rock, i.e. consuming] It has 1 linked Bible usage across 1 book. Visible English usage signals include kind. Indexed coverage on this page includes Old Testament.
- Meaning
- col`am (sol-awm') n-m. 1. a kind of locust (from its destructiveness) [apparently from the same as H5553 in the sense of crushing as with a rock, i.e. consuming]
- Usage
- 1 linked usage
- Books
- 1 indexed book
- Corpus
- Old Testament
- Usage Words
- kind
Meaning and Definition
col`am (sol-awm') n-m. 1. a kind of locust (from its destructiveness) [apparently from the same as H5553 in the sense of crushing as with a rock, i.e. consuming] KJV: bald locust. Root(s): H5553
Across Lexicons
How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's H5556. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.
How Strong's H5556 Is Translated
The English word each shown verse actually uses to render col`am, 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.
kind
Leviticus 11:22
How Strong's H5556 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 1 linked usage.
- The linked rows are Old Testament Hebrew usage, grouped by book for fast canonical scanning.
Strong's H5556 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 H5556 in the Old Testament
1 indexed usage 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.
Usage Excerpts
First 1 linked usage excerpt for Strong's H5556.
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.
All Indexed Usage Links
Every indexed verse link for Strong's H5556, grouped by book.
Leviticus 1 usage, Old Testament
Strong's H5556 FAQ
What does colam (סׇלְעָם) mean?
Colam (Strong's H5556) is a Hebrew word most simply glossed "bald locust". col`am (sol-awm') n-m. 1. a kind of locust (from its destructiveness) [apparently from the same as H5553 in the sense of crushing as with a rock, i.e. consuming]
How many times is colam (סׇלְעָם) used in the Bible?
This page currently indexes 1 linked usage for Strong's H5556 across 1 book.
Where can I study colam (סׇלְעָם) in context?
Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's H5556 in context. The indexed coverage includes Old Testament.
What English words translate colam (סׇלְעָם)?
The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as kind. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.