gi.vay denotes a locust, shown both in a forming swarm and in a comparison for officials.

The attested use denotes locusts: Amos 7:1 depicts them being formed at the spring crop's rising, while Nahum 3:17 uses them in a comparison for princes and officials.

1. Locusts in a swarm and comparison · dominant

   In Amos 7:1, the singular absolute form occurs in the clause describing locusts being formed at the beginning of the spring crop's rising; the APB renders the clause "he was forming locusts." In Nahum 3:17, the plural absolute form occurs in comparisons for princes and officials, with the APB rendering them "like the locust" and "like a swarm of locusts."

   Amos 7:1Nahum 3:17

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB presents the term with "locusts" in Amos 7:1 and with "locust" and "a swarm of locusts" in Nahum 3:17. These renderings confirm the verse contexts rather than isolate each token precisely.