Word Study · Strong's H2284 · Hebrew

חָגָב

chagab

khaw-gawb'

Strong's 1890 spelling: châgâb

“a locust”

Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain

a locust

Rendered in the KJV as

locust.

5
occurrencesin the Old Testament
5 of 39
Old Testament bookswhere the word stands
5
inflected formsdistinct spellings

Across 5 occurrences

The word itself

Inflected forms · 5

הֶחָגָ֖ב1
הֶֽחָגָ֔ב1
חָגָ֖ב1
כַּֽחֲגָבִ֔ים1
כַּחֲגָבִ֑ים1

How it is rendered · 4

the grasshopper2
[are] like grasshoppers1
[the] grasshopper1
like grasshoppers1

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

How it parses · 3

preposition + noun · masculine plural2
the definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine singular2
noun · masculine singular1

Show the grammar codes as tagged

HR/Ncmpa · 2
HTd/Ncmsa · 2
HNcmsa · 1

All 5, in canonical order

The ledger of occurrences

Where this word lives

Leviticus1 of 5 · 20%
Numbers1 of 5 · 20%
2 Chronicles1 of 5 · 20%
Ecclesiastes1 of 5 · 20%
Isaiah1 of 5 · 20%

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Leviticus1 occurrence

Leviticus 11:22הֶחָגָ֖בhechagavthe definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine singularOf these you may eat any kind of locust, katydid, cricket, or grasshopper.here: the grasshopper

Numbers1 occurrence

Numbers 13:33כַּֽחֲגָבִ֔יםkachagavimpreposition + noun · masculine pluralWe even saw the Nephilim there—the descendants of Anak that come from the Nephilim! We seemed like grasshoppers in our own sight, and we must have seemed the same to them!”here: like grasshoppers

2 Chronicles1 occurrence

2 Chronicles 7:13חָגָ֖בchagavnoun · masculine singularIf I close the sky so there is no rain, or if I command the locust to devour the land, or if I send a plague among My people,here: [the] grasshopper

Ecclesiastes1 occurrence

Ecclesiastes 12:5הֶֽחָגָ֔בhechagavthe definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine singularwhen men fear the heights and dangers of the road, when the almond tree blossoms, the grasshopper loses its spring, and the caper berry shrivels— for then man goes to his eternal home and mourners walk the streets.here: the grasshopper

Isaiah1 occurrence

Isaiah 40:22כַּחֲגָבִ֑יםkachagavimpreposition + noun · masculine pluralHe sits enthroned above the circle of the earth; its dwellers are like grasshoppers. He stretches out the heavens like a curtain, and spreads them out like a tent to dwell in.here: [are] like grasshoppers

Same headword in Strong's

Hebrew words spelled חָגָב

H2285 · 1×

חָגָב

Chagab

“Chagab, one of the Nethinim”

Read Leviticus 11:22 in context →