qe.rets denotes the fly-like threat that comes against Egypt from the north in Jeremiah 46:20.

The sole attested use presents qe.rets as a fly-like figure arriving from the north against Egypt in Jeremiah 46:20.

1. Fly-like threat against Egypt · dominant

   In Jeremiah 46:20, the masculine singular absolute noun occurs in the clause after Egypt is compared to a beautiful heifer; the APB renders the following image, “a gadfly from the north has come, has come.”

   Jeremiah 46:20

In the Anselm Project Bible: In Jeremiah 46:20, the APB presents the image as “a gadfly from the north has come, has come.” This wording confirms the verse’s image without isolating every contribution of the Hebrew noun.