Strong's Hebrew #6157 - עָרֹב arob (probably a swarm)

divers sorts of flies, swarm

From arab; a mosquito (from its swarming) -- divers sorts of flies, swarm.

see HEBREW arab

1) swarm
1a) probable meaning from ‘mixture’ and ‘incessant or involved motion’
Part of Speech: noun masculine
A Related Word by BDB/Strong’s Number: from H6148
Same Word by TWOT Number: 1685c

עָרֹב₉ noun masculine^{Ex 8:20} probably swarm (mixture, from incessant, involved motion; Lag^{BN 112 doubts}); — of plague of stinging flies, coming in a swarm (see Di^Ex) Exodus 8:17 (twice in verse) + 5 t. 8(J), Psalm 78:45; Psalm 105:31.

Strong's Hebrew: 6157. עָרֹב (arob) — 9 Occurrences

Exodus 8:21
HEB: וּבְבָתֶּ֖יךָ אֶת־ הֶעָרֹ֑ב וּמָ֨לְא֜וּ בָּתֵּ֤י
NAS: I will send swarms of insects on you and on your servants
KJV: behold, I will send swarms [of flies] upon thee, and upon thy servants,
INT: your people your houses swarms will be full and the houses

Exodus 8:21
HEB: מִצְרַ֙יִם֙ אֶת־ הֶ֣עָרֹ֔ב וְגַ֥ם הָאֲדָמָ֖ה
NAS: will be full of swarms of insects, and also
KJV: shall be full of swarms [of flies], and also the ground
INT: and the houses Egyptian of swarms and also the ground

Exodus 8:22
HEB: הֱיֽוֹת־ שָׁ֖ם עָרֹ֑ב לְמַ֣עַן תֵּדַ֔ע
NAS: so that no swarms of insects will be there,
KJV: that no swarms [of flies] shall be
INT: shall be will be there swarms order you may know

Exodus 8:24
HEB: כֵּ֔ן וַיָּבֹא֙ עָרֹ֣ב כָּבֵ֔ד בֵּ֥יתָה
NAS: great swarms of insects into the house
KJV: a grievous swarm [of flies] into the house
INT: so came swarms great the house

Exodus 8:24
HEB: הָאָ֖רֶץ מִפְּנֵ֥י הֶעָרֹֽב׃
NAS: because of the swarms of insects in all
KJV: by reason of the swarm [of flies].
INT: the land reason of the swarms

Exodus 8:29
HEB: יְהוָ֔ה וְסָ֣ר הֶעָרֹ֗ב מִפַּרְעֹ֛ה מֵעֲבָדָ֥יו
NAS: to the LORD that the swarms of insects may depart
KJV: the LORD that the swarms [of flies] may depart
INT: the LORD may depart the swarms Pharaoh his servants

Exodus 8:31
HEB: מֹשֶׁ֔ה וַיָּ֙סַר֙ הֶעָרֹ֔ב מִפַּרְעֹ֖ה מֵעֲבָדָ֣יו
NAS: and removed the swarms of insects from Pharaoh,
KJV: and he removed the swarms [of flies] from Pharaoh,
INT: Moses and removed the swarms Pharaoh his servants

Psalm 78:45
HEB: יְשַׁלַּ֬ח בָּהֶ֣ם עָ֭רֹב וַיֹּאכְלֵ֑ם וּ֝צְפַרְדֵּ֗עַ
NAS: He sent among them swarms of flies which devoured
KJV: He sent divers sorts of flies among them, which devoured
INT: sent swarms devoured and frogs

Psalm 105:31
HEB: אָ֭מַר וַיָּבֹ֣א עָרֹ֑ב כִּ֝נִּ֗ים בְּכָל־
NAS: and there came a swarm of flies [And] gnats
KJV: and there came divers sorts of flies, [and] lice
INT: spoke came A swarm gnats all