Word Study · Strong's H6880 · Hebrew

צִרְעָה

tsirah

tsir-aw'

Strong's 1890 spelling: tsirʻâh

“a wasp (as stinging)”

Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain

a wasp (as stinging)

Rendered in the KJV as

hornet.

3
occurrencesin the Old Testament
3 of 39
Old Testament bookswhere the word stands
2
inflected formsdistinct spellings

Across 3 occurrences

The word itself

Inflected forms · 2

הַצִּרְעָ֔ה2
הַצִּרְעָ֖ה1

How it is rendered · 1

the hornet3

The sense the word carries at each spot — how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.

How it parses · 1

the definite article (“the”) + noun · feminine singular3

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HTd/Ncfsa · 3

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The ledger of occurrences

Where this word lives

Exodus1 of 3 · 33%
Deuteronomy1 of 3 · 33%
Joshua1 of 3 · 33%

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Exodus1 occurrence

Exodus 23:28הַצִּרְעָ֖הhatzirahthe definite article (“the”) + noun · feminine singularI will send the hornet before you to drive the Hivites and Canaanites and Hittites out of your way.here: the hornet

Deuteronomy1 occurrence

Deuteronomy 7:20הַצִּרְעָ֔הhatzirahthe definite article (“the”) + noun · feminine singularMoreover, the LORD your God will send the hornet against them until even the survivors hiding from you have perished.here: the hornet

Joshua1 occurrence

Joshua 24:12הַצִּרְעָ֔הhatzirahthe definite article (“the”) + noun · feminine singularI sent the hornet ahead of you, and it drove out the two Amorite kings before you, but not by your own sword or bow.here: the hornet

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