1462. gob
Lexicon
gob: Pit, Cistern

Original Word: גּוֹב
Part of Speech: Noun Masculine
Transliteration: gowb
Pronunciation: gob
Phonetic Spelling: (gobe)
Definition: Pit, Cistern
Meaning: the locust

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
grasshopper, great

From guwb; the locust (from its grubbing as a larvae) -- grasshopper, X great.

see HEBREW guwb

NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Origin
from the same as gebeh
Definition
locusts
NASB Translation
hordes of grasshoppers (1).

Brown-Driver-Briggs
גּוֺב noun [masculine] locusts, Nahum 3:17; compare גֹּבַי.

גֹּבַי, גּוֺבָ֑י noun masculineAmos 7:1, compare see 2

collective locusts (swarm, multitude; Aramaic גּוּבָא, plural גוּבָאֵי; on formative see Ol§ 216 d), גֹּבַי symbol of Yahweh's judgment on Israel Amos 7:1; in simile of disappearance of Assyrian leaders at destruction of Nineveh גּוֺב גּוֺבָ֑י Nahum 3:17 (locust-) swarm of locusts ("" אַרְבֶּה); but strike out גּוֺב as dittograph We and others

Topical Lexicon
Word Origin: Derived from an unused root meaning to dig through.

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: Strong's Greek Number 200 (ἀκρίς, akris): This Greek term is used in the New Testament to refer to locusts, as seen in passages such as Revelation 9:3, where locusts emerge as part of apocalyptic visions. The Greek term shares the thematic elements of judgment and destruction associated with its Hebrew counterpart.

Usage: The term גּוֹב (gôb) is used in the Hebrew Bible to refer to locusts, which are insects known for their swarming behavior and capacity to cause significant agricultural damage.

Context: The Hebrew word גּוֹב (gôb) appears in the context of locusts, which are often depicted in the Bible as instruments of divine judgment and symbols of devastation. Locusts are mentioned in various passages as part of the plagues that afflicted Egypt, as well as in prophetic literature where they symbolize overwhelming destruction. The locust is a creature that, when in swarms, can strip the land of vegetation, leading to famine and economic hardship. In the ancient Near East, locust plagues were a well-known phenomenon, and their occurrence was often interpreted as a sign of divine displeasure or a call to repentance.

In the Berean Standard Bible, locusts are mentioned in several key passages, including the plagues of Egypt in the book of Exodus and the prophetic visions of Joel. For example, in Joel 1:4, the devastation caused by locusts is described in a sequence of consuming stages: "What the devouring locust has left, the swarming locust has eaten; what the swarming locust has left, the young locust has eaten; and what the young locust has left, the destroying locust has eaten." This vivid imagery underscores the totality of destruction that locusts can bring.

The locust serves as a powerful metaphor for divine judgment, illustrating the consequences of disobedience and the need for repentance. The presence of locusts in biblical narratives often calls the people to reflect on their relationship with God and to seek His mercy and restoration.

Forms and Transliterations
גֹּבַ֔י גֹּבָ֑י גבי כְּג֣וֹב כגוב gō·ḇay gō·ḇāy gōḇay gōḇāy goyAi kə·ḡō·wḇ keGov kəḡōwḇ
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Englishman's Concordance
Amos 7:1
HEB: וְהִנֵּה֙ יוֹצֵ֣ר גֹּבַ֔י בִּתְחִלַּ֖ת עֲל֣וֹת
KJV: unto me; and, behold, he formed grasshoppers in the beginning
INT: and behold was forming grasshoppers began to sprout

Nahum 3:17
HEB: כָּֽאַרְבֶּ֔ה וְטַפְסְרַ֖יִךְ כְּג֣וֹב גֹּבָ֑י הַֽחוֹנִ֤ים
NAS: Your marshals are like hordes of grasshoppers
KJV: and thy captains as the great grasshoppers, which camp
INT: the swarming your marshals hordes of grasshoppers Settling

Nahum 3:17
HEB: וְטַפְסְרַ֖יִךְ כְּג֣וֹב גֹּבָ֑י הַֽחוֹנִ֤ים בַּגְּדֵרוֹת֙
NAS: are like hordes of grasshoppers Settling
INT: your marshals hordes of grasshoppers Settling walls

3 Occurrences

Strong's Hebrew 1462
3 Occurrences


gō·ḇay — 2 Occ.
kə·ḡō·wḇ — 1 Occ.















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