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ʾarbeh אַרְבֶּה ‘locust’ (Hebrew)

Etymology?: from rāvā רָבָה ‘to multiply / to shoot’
Roots: רבה

ʾarbeh n, m
1) a kind of locust, locust swarm (coll)
2) (CLBL)
 2a) sudden disappearance (fig.)
 2b) insignificance (fig.)
 2c) activity (fig.)

Mentioned in Exodus 10:19, 10:14, 10:12, 10:4, 10:13 Codex Leviticus 11:22 Deuteronomy 28:38 Judges 6:5, 7:12 1 Kings 8:37 Jeremiah 46:23 Joel 1:4, 2:25 Nahum 3:17, 3:15 Psalms 105:34, 78:46, 109:23 Proverbs 30:27 Job 39:20 2 Chronicles 6:28

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