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In the Hebrew Bible, locusts are frequently depicted as instruments of divine judgment, sent to consume crops and bring about famine as a consequence of disobedience to God.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>In the ancient Near East, locusts were a well-known and feared natural phenomenon. Swarms could devastate entire regions, leading to economic ruin and starvation. The imagery of locusts in the Bible is often symbolic of overwhelming destruction and is used to convey the severity of God's judgment. The agricultural society of ancient Israel would have been acutely aware of the threat posed by locusts, making the metaphor particularly powerful.<div class="vheading2">NAS Exhaustive Concordance</div><span class="hdg">Word Origin</span><br>from an unused word<br><span class="hdg">Definition</span><br>(a kind of) locust<br><span class="hdg">NASB Translation</span><br>creeping locust (5), locust (1), locusts (2), young locusts (1).<p><div align="center"><span class="smalltext"><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/nasec.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe></span></div><div class="vheading2">Brown-Driver-Briggs</div> <font class="hebrew2">יֶ֫לֶק</font> <font size="+1" color="#552200"><b>noun masculine</b></font><sup>Nahum 3:16</sup> a kind of <font size="+1"><b>locust</b></font>, absolute <font class="hebrew2">יֶלֶק</font> <a href="/interlinear/nahum/3-16.htm">Nahum 3:16</a> 5t.; <font class="hebrew2">יָ֑לֶק</font> <a href="/interlinear/joel/1-4.htm">Joel 1:4</a> 2t.; — always collective: <p><font size="+1" color="#552200"><b>a.</b></font> <font size="+1"><b>as devouring</b></font> "" <font class="hebrew2">גָּזָם</font>, <font class="hebrew2">אַרְבֶּה</font>, <font class="hebrew2">חָסִיל</font>, <a href="/interlinear/joel/1-4.htm">Joel 1:4</a> (twice in verse); <a href="/interlinear/joel/2-25.htm">Joel 2:25</a>; "" <font class="hebrew2">אַרְבֶּה</font> <a href="/interlinear/psalms/105-34.htm">Psalm 105:34</a> (of Egyptian plague), compare <a href="/interlinear/nahum/3-15.htm">Nahum 3:15</a> a (but strike out We). <p><font size="+1" color="#552200"><b>b.</b></font> in simile of multitude of men <a href="/interlinear/nahum/3-15.htm">Nahum 3:15</a>b <a href="/interlinear/jeremiah/51-14.htm">Jeremiah 51:14</a>; of horses <a href="/interlinear/jeremiah/51-27.htm">Jeremiah 51:27</a> (<font class="hebrew2">יֶלֶק סָמָר</font>). <p><font size="+1" color="#552200"><b>c.</b></font> in simile of scattering and disappearing <a href="/interlinear/nahum/3-16.htm">Nahum 3:16</a>. <p><font class="hebrew2">יַלְקוּט</font> see <font class="hebrew2">לקט</font>. <br><br><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/bsoft2.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe><div class="vheading2">Strong's Exhaustive Concordance</div>cankerworm, caterpillar <p>From an unused root meaning to lick up; a devourer; specifically, the young locust -- cankerworm, caterpillar. <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>הַיֶּ֔לֶק הַיֶּ֖לֶק הַיָּ֑לֶק הילק וְ֝יֶ֗לֶק וילק יֶ֥לֶק ילק כְּיֶ֥לֶק כַּיֶּ֔לֶק כַּיָּ֑לֶק כילק haiYalek haiYelek hay·yā·leq hay·ye·leq hayyāleq hayyeleq kaiYalek kaiYelek kay·yā·leq kay·ye·leq kayyāleq kayyeleq kə·ye·leq keYelek kəyeleq veYelek wə·ye·leq wəyeleq ye·leq Yelek yeleq<div class="vheading2">Links</div><a href="/interlinear/matthew/1-1.htm">Interlinear Greek</a> • <a href="/interlinear/genesis/1-1.htm">Interlinear Hebrew</a> • <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's Numbers</a> • <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Englishman's Greek Concordance</a> • <a href="/englishmans_hebrew.htm">Englishman's Hebrew Concordance</a> • <a href="/texts/matthew/1-1.htm">Parallel Texts</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><div class="vheading">Englishman's Concordance</div><b><a href="/text/psalms/105-34.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Psalm 105:34</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/psalms/105.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">וַיָּבֹ֣א אַרְבֶּ֑ה <b> וְ֝יֶ֗לֶק </b> וְאֵ֣ין מִסְפָּֽר׃</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/psalms/105.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> came, <span class="itali">And young locusts,</span> even without<br><a href="/kjvs/psalms/105.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> came, <span class="itali">and caterpillers,</span> and that without number,<br><a href="/interlinear/psalms/105-34.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> came and locusts <span class="itali">and young</span> without number<p><b><a href="/text/jeremiah/51-14.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Jeremiah 51:14</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/jeremiah/51.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">מִלֵּאתִ֤יךְ אָדָם֙ <b> כַּיֶּ֔לֶק </b> וְעָנ֥וּ עָלַ֖יִךְ</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/jeremiah/51.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> you with a population <span class="itali">like locusts,</span> And they will cry<br><a href="/kjvs/jeremiah/51.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> thee with men, <span class="itali">as with caterpillers;</span> and they shall lift up<br><a href="/interlinear/jeremiah/51-14.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> will fill A population <span class="itali">locusts</span> up over<p><b><a href="/text/jeremiah/51-27.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Jeremiah 51:27</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/jeremiah/51.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">הַֽעֲלוּ־ ס֖וּס <b> כְּיֶ֥לֶק </b> סָמָֽר׃ </span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/jeremiah/51.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> up the horses like bristly <span class="itali">locusts.</span><br><a href="/kjvs/jeremiah/51.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> to come up as the rough <span class="itali">caterpillers.</span><br><a href="/interlinear/jeremiah/51-27.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> her Bring the horses <span class="itali">locusts</span> bristly<p><b><a href="/text/joel/1-4.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Joel 1:4</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/joel/1.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">הָאַרְבֶּ֖ה אָכַ֣ל <b> הַיָּ֑לֶק </b> וְיֶ֣תֶר הַיֶּ֔לֶק</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/joel/1.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> has left, <span class="itali">the creeping</span> locust<br><a href="/kjvs/joel/1.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> hath left <span class="itali">hath the cankerworm</span> eaten;<br><a href="/interlinear/joel/1-4.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> locust has eaten <span class="itali">the creeping</span> and what locust<p><b><a href="/text/joel/1-4.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Joel 1:4</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/joel/1.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">הַיָּ֑לֶק וְיֶ֣תֶר <b> הַיֶּ֔לֶק </b> אָכַ֖ל הֶחָסִֽיל׃</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/joel/1.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> the creeping <span class="itali">locust</span> has eaten;<br><a href="/kjvs/joel/1.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> eaten; <span class="itali">and that which the cankerworm</span> hath left<br><a href="/interlinear/joel/1-4.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> the creeping and what <span class="itali">locust</span> has eaten the stripping<p><b><a href="/text/joel/2-25.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Joel 2:25</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/joel/2.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">אָכַ֣ל הָֽאַרְבֶּ֔ה <b> הַיֶּ֖לֶק </b> וְהֶחָסִ֣יל וְהַגָּזָ֑ם</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/joel/2.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> has eaten, <span class="itali">The creeping locust,</span> the stripping locust<br><a href="/kjvs/joel/2.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> hath eaten, <span class="itali">the cankerworm,</span> and the caterpiller,<br><a href="/interlinear/joel/2-25.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> has eaten the swarming <span class="itali">the creeping</span> the stripping and the gnawing<p><b><a href="/text/nahum/3-15.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Nahum 3:15</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/nahum/3.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">חֶ֔רֶב תֹּאכְלֵ֖ךְ <b> כַּיָּ֑לֶק </b> הִתְכַּבֵּ֣ד כַּיֶּ֔לֶק</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/nahum/3.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> It will consume <span class="itali">you as the locust</span> [does]. Multiply<br><a href="/kjvs/nahum/3.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> it shall eat thee up <span class="itali">like the cankerworm:</span> make thyself many<br><a href="/interlinear/nahum/3-15.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> the sword will consume <span class="itali">as the locust</span> Multiply the creeping<p><b><a href="/text/nahum/3-15.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Nahum 3:15</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/nahum/3.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">כַּיָּ֑לֶק הִתְכַּבֵּ֣ד <b> כַּיֶּ֔לֶק </b> הִֽתְכַּבְּדִ֖י כָּאַרְבֶּֽה׃</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/nahum/3.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> [does]. Multiply <span class="itali">yourself like the creeping locust,</span> Multiply<br><a href="/kjvs/nahum/3.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> make thyself many <span class="itali">as the cankerworm,</span> make thyself many<br><a href="/interlinear/nahum/3-15.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> as the locust Multiply <span class="itali">the creeping</span> Multiply the swarming<p><b><a href="/text/nahum/3-16.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Nahum 3:16</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/nahum/3.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">מִכּוֹכְבֵ֖י הַשָּׁמָ֑יִם <b> יֶ֥לֶק </b> פָּשַׁ֖ט וַיָּעֹֽף׃</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/nahum/3.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> of heaven-- <span class="itali">The creeping locust</span> strips<br><a href="/kjvs/nahum/3.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> of heaven: <span class="itali">the cankerworm</span> spoileth,<br><a href="/interlinear/nahum/3-16.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> the stars of heaven <span class="itali">the cankerworm</span> strips and flies<p><i><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3218.htm">9 Occurrences</a></i><br /><br /><b><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3218.htm">Strong's Hebrew 3218<br>9 Occurrences</a></b><br><br><a href="/hebrew/haiyalek_3218.htm">hay·yā·leq — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/hebrew/haiyelek_3218.htm">hay·ye·leq — 2 Occ.</a><br><a href="/hebrew/kaiyalek_3218.htm">kay·yā·leq — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/hebrew/kaiyelek_3218.htm">kay·ye·leq — 2 Occ.</a><br><a href="/hebrew/keyelek_3218.htm">kə·ye·leq — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/hebrew/veyelek_3218.htm">wə·ye·leq — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/hebrew/yelek_3218.htm">ye·leq — 1 Occ.</a><br></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script><br /><br /> </div> <div id="left"><a href="/hebrew/3217.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="3217"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="3217" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/hebrew/3219.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="3219"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="3219" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhchap.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>