Locusts אַרְבֶּה

Inspiring Words Knight Vision · Aug 26, 2025 · 3m

We are in chapter ten of Exodus with our word for today. אַרְבֶּה Locusts, migratory locusts, migratory grasshopper having a short antennae. It is used 24 times in the Old Testament, used seven times in our chapter. Most of the time our word is used to describe God bringing judgment on a nation. A good example is in Joel 1:4 What the locust swarm has left the הָאַרְבֶּ֖ה great locusts have eaten; what the הָאַרְבֶּ֖ה great locusts have left the young locusts have eaten; what the young locusts have left other locusts have eaten. This is how our word is used in our chapter today. Exodus 10:4-6…