סׇלְעָם

sol.amNoun (Masculine)H5556

locust

From: apparently from the same as H5553 (סֶלַע) in the sense of crushing as with a rock, i.e. consuming;

Short Definition

a kind of locust (from its destructiveness)

Full Lexicon Entry

  1. locust 1a) an edible winged locust

Grammar

Part of Speech Noun (Masculine)

Morphology H:N-M

DescriptionH:N-M

Occurrences

1 time

Appears 1 time in the Old Testament. Top books include:

Leviticus
1

Key Passages

  • Leviticus 11:22

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