zebub (H2070) — Hebrew Word Study — MannaFest

Hebrew · Strong's H2070

זְבוּב

zebubzeb-oob'

a fly (especially one of a stinging nature)

1890 spelling: zᵉbûwb

Gematria 17

Strong's Dictionary · 1890

a fly (especially one of a stinging nature)

Rendered in the KJV as

fly.

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

Across 2 occurrences

The word itself

Inflected forms · 2

זְב֣וּבֵי1
לַזְּב֔וּב1

How it is rendered · 2

flies of1
for the fly1

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

How it parses · 2

noun · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”)1
preposition with the article + noun · masculine singular1

Show the grammar codes as tagged

HNcmpc · 1
HRd/Ncmsa · 1

All 2, in canonical order

The ledger of occurrences

Where this word lives

Ecclesiastes1 of 2 · 50%
Isaiah1 of 2 · 50%

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Ecclesiastes1 occurrence

Ecclesiastes 10:1זְב֣וּבֵיzevuveinoun · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”)As dead flies bring a stench to the perfumer’s oil, so a little folly outweighs wisdom and honor.here: flies of

Isaiah1 occurrence

Isaiah 7:18לַזְּב֔וּבlazevuvpreposition with the article + noun · masculine singularOn that day the LORD will whistle to the flies at the farthest streams of the Nile and to the bees in the land of Assyria.here: for the fly

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