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gōv גּוֹב ‘locust’ (Hebrew)

Etymology?: from gūv גּוּב ‘to plough’
Roots: גוב
Variants: גֹּבַי, גּוֹב

gōv n, m
A1) locusts
B1) locusts, symbol of Yahweh's judgment on Isr. ; in sim. of disappearance of Assyrian leaders at destruction of Nineveh

Mentioned in Amos 7:1 Nahum 3:17

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