Strong H6157עָרֹב

swarm

Definition

From H6148; a mosquito (from its swarming): - divers sorts or {flies} swarm.

1) swarm
1a) probable meaning from 'mixture' and 'incessant or involved motion'

Strong H6157 appears in 7 verses of the KJV.

Exodus 8:21
Else, if thou wilt not let my people go, behold, I will send swarms of flies upon thee, and upon thy servants, and upon thy people, and into thy houses: and the houses of the Egyptians shall be full of swarms of flies, and also the ground whereon they are.
Exodus 8:22
And I will sever in that day the land of Goshen, in which my people dwell, that no swarms of flies shall be there; to the end thou mayest know that I am the Lord in the midst of the earth.
Exodus 8:24
And the Lord did so; and there came a grievous swarm of flies into the house of Pharaoh, and into his servants’ houses, and into all the land of Egypt: the land was corrupted by reason of the swarm of flies.
Exodus 8:29
And Moses said, Behold, I go out from thee, and I will intreat the Lord that the swarms of flies may depart from Pharaoh, from his servants, and from his people, to morrow: but let not Pharaoh deal deceitfully any more in not letting the people go to sacrifice to the Lord.
Exodus 8:31
And the Lord did according to the word of Moses; and he removed the swarms of flies from Pharaoh, from his servants, and from his people; there remained not one.
Psalms 78:45
He sent divers sorts of flies among them, which devoured them; and frogs, which destroyed them.
Psalms 105:31
He spake, and there came divers sorts of flies, and lice in all their coasts.