Strong H1501גָּזָם
locust
- Transliteration
- gâzâm
- Pronunciation
- gaw-zawm'
- Morphology
- Hebrew Noun (Masculine)
Definition
From an unused root meaning to devour; a kind of locust: - palmer-worm.
Detailed definition
STEP sense: locust
Exact lexical definition: locusts
Part of speech: noun
BDB context: גָּזָם n.m . locusts (coll.)
In the Bible
Strong H1501 appears in 3 verses of the KJV.
Translated in the KJV by
- palmerworm3
First verses
- Joel 1:4That which the palmerworm hath left hath the locust eaten; and that which the locust hath left hath the cankerworm eaten; and that which the cankerworm hath left hath the caterpiller eaten.
- Joel 2:25And I will restore to you the years that the locust hath eaten, the cankerworm, and the caterpiller, and the palmerworm, my great army which I sent among you.
- Amos 4:9I have smitten you with blasting and mildew: when your gardens and your vineyards and your fig trees and your olive trees increased, the palmerworm devoured them: yet have ye not returned unto me, saith the Lord.