Lexicon
זְבוּב
ze.vuv
H2070
H:N-M Hebrew

fly

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Hebrew
Language

ze.vuv denotes a fly, shown both as dead insects contaminating perfumer's oil and as a summoned insect in a prophetic scene.

The supplied verses show the term for a fly in two concrete settings: dead insects spoil perfumer's oil in Ecclesiastes 10:1, while a fly is summoned from the rivers of Egypt in Isaiah 7:18.

Senses in use

  1. Fly as a concrete insect · dominant

    In Ecclesiastes 10:1, the plural construct form occurs in the clause about dead insects making perfumer's oil stink and bubble; the APB renders the verse with “Dead flies.” In Isaiah 7:18, the singular absolute form occurs in the LORD's whistling for an insect at the mouth of Egypt's rivers; the APB renders “the fly.”

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB presents the term as “flies” in Ecclesiastes 10:1 and “the fly” in Isaiah 7:18. These renderings confirm the verse contexts rather than establish separate meanings.

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