Strong H6880צִרְעָה

hornet

Transliteration: tsir‛âh
Pronunciation: tsir-aw'
Morphology: Hebrew Noun (Feminine)

Definition

From H6879; a wasp (as stinging): - hornet.

Detailed definition

STEP sense: hornet

Exact lexical definition: hornets

Part of speech: noun

BDB context: צִרְעָה n.f.coll . hornets (? as wounding , prostrating ; NH = BH)

In the Bible

Strong H6880 appears in 3 verses of the KJV.

Translated in the KJV by

hornet3

First verses

Exodus 23:28
And I will send hornets before thee, which shall drive out the Hivite, the Canaanite, and the Hittite, from before thee.
Deuteronomy 7:20
Moreover the Lord thy God will send the hornet among them, until they that are left, and hide themselves from thee, be destroyed.
Joshua 24:12
And I sent the hornet before you, which drave them out from before you, even the two kings of the Amorites; but not with thy sword, nor with thy bow.

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