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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width; initial-scale=1"/><title>Strong's Hebrew: 2288. חַגְוֵי (chagavim) -- Locusts</title></title><link rel="canonical" href="http://biblehub.com/hebrew/2288.htm" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/strongsnew2.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/print.css" type="text/css" media="Print" /><script type="application/javascript" src="https://scripts.webcontentassessor.com/scripts/8a2459b64f9cac8122fc7f2eac4409c8555fac9383016db59c4c26e3d5b8b157"></script><script src='https://qd.admetricspro.com/js/biblehub/biblehub-layout-loader-revcatch.js'></script><script id='HyDgbd_1s' src='https://prebidads.revcatch.com/ads.js' type='text/javascript' async></script><script>(function(w,d,b,s,i){var cts=d.createElement(s);cts.async=true;cts.id='catchscript'; cts.dataset.appid=i;cts.src='https://app.protectsubrev.com/catch_rp.js?cb='+Math.random(); document.head.appendChild(cts); }) (window,document,'head','script','rc-anksrH');</script></head><body><div id="fx"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx2"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="30" scrolling="no" src="/interlinear/vmenus/songs/2-14.htm" align="left" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div><div id="blnk"></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable"><tr><td><div id="fx5"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx6"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="245" scrolling="no" src="//biblehu.com/bmstrongs/hebrew/2288.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable3"><tr><td><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center" id="announce"><tr><td><div id="l1"><div id="breadcrumbs"><a href="/">Bible</a> > <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's</a> > <a href="/englishmans_hebrew.htm">Hebrew</a> > 2288</div><div id="anc"><iframe src="/anc.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></div><div id="anc2"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="/anc2.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></div></td></tr></table><div id="movebox2"><table border="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div id="topheading"><a href="../hebrew/2287.htm" title="2287">◄</a> 2288. chagavim <a href="../hebrew/2289.htm" title="2289">►</a></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheading">Strong's Lexicon</div><div align="left"><span class="toptitle2">chagavim: Locusts</span></div><p><span class="tophdg">Original Word: </span><span class="hebrew">חֲגָו</span><br><span class="tophdg">Part of Speech: </span>Noun Masculine<br><span class="tophdg">Transliteration: </span>chagav<br><span class="tophdg">Pronunciation: </span>khaw-gah-VEEM<br><span class="tophdg">Phonetic Spelling: </span>(khag-awv')<br><span class="tophdg">Definition: </span>Locusts<br><span class="tophdg">Meaning: </span>a rift in rocks<p><span class="tophdg">Word Origin: </span>Derived from the root חָגַב (chagav), which refers to a type of locust or grasshopper.<p><span class="tophdg">Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: </span>The Greek equivalent for locusts is ἀκρίς (akris), Strong's Greek #200, which appears in the New Testament, notably in Revelation 9:3, where locusts are part of a vision of judgment.<p><span class="tophdg">Usage: </span>The term "chagavim" refers to locusts, a type of grasshopper known for their swarming behavior and potential to cause significant agricultural damage. In the Bible, locusts are often associated with divine judgment and plagues, symbolizing destruction and desolation. They are also mentioned as a food source in certain contexts.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>In the ancient Near East, locusts were a common and feared phenomenon due to their ability to devastate crops and cause famine. Swarms of locusts could cover vast areas, consuming all vegetation in their path. This made them a powerful symbol of divine retribution and a tool used by God to execute judgment, as seen in the plagues of Egypt. Additionally, locusts were considered a permissible food according to Levitical law (Leviticus 11:22), and they were consumed by people in the region, including John the Baptist, who ate locusts and wild honey (Matthew 3:4).<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>places of concealment, retreats<br><span class="hdg">NASB Translation</span><br>clefts (3).<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">חֲגָוִים</font>] <font size="+1" color="#552200"><b>noun masculine plural</b></font> <font size="+1"><b>places of concealment, retreats</b></font>, as abode of dove <font class="hebrew2">יוֺנָתִי בְּחַגְוֵי הַסֶּלַע</font> <a href="/interlinear/songs/2-14.htm">Songs 2:14</a> (in metaphor); also, hyperbole, as abode of Edom <font class="hebrew2">(ה)סלע</font> <font class="hebrew2">׳</font><font class="hebrew2">שֹׁכְנִּי בח</font> <a href="/interlinear/jeremiah/49-16.htm">Jeremiah 49:16</a>; Obadiah 3.. <p><font class="hebrew2">חגל</font> (√ of following; Arabic <img src="/bdbgif/bdb029104.gif">, <em>hobble, hop</em>, whence <img src="/bdbgif/bdb029105.gif"> <em>partridge</em>, compare Syriac <img src="/bdbgif/bdb029106.gif">, <img src="/bdbgif/bdb029107.gif">, <em>id</em>.) <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>cleft <p>From an unused root meaning to take refuge; a rift in rocks -- cleft. <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>בְּחַגְוֵ֣י בְחַגְוֵי־ בחגוי בחגוי־ bə·ḥaḡ·wê ḇə·ḥaḡ·wê- bechagVei bəḥaḡwê ḇəḥaḡwê- vechagvei<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/songs/2-14.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Songs 2:14</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/songs/2.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3"> יוֹנָתִ֞י <b> בְּחַגְוֵ֣י </b> הַסֶּ֗לַע בְּסֵ֙תֶר֙</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/songs/2.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> O my dove, <span class="itali">in the clefts</span> of the rock,<br><a href="/kjvs/songs/2.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> O my dove, <span class="itali">[that art] in the clefts</span> of the rock,<br><a href="/interlinear/songs/2-14.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> my dove <span class="itali">the clefts</span> of the rock the secret<p><b><a href="/text/jeremiah/49-16.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Jeremiah 49:16</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/jeremiah/49.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">לִבֶּ֔ךָ שֹֽׁכְנִי֙ <b> בְּחַגְוֵ֣י </b> הַסֶּ֔לַע תֹּפְשִׂ֖י</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/jeremiah/49.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> you, O you who live <span class="itali">in the clefts</span> of the rock,<br><a href="/kjvs/jeremiah/49.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> O thou that dwellest <span class="itali">in the clefts</span> of the rock,<br><a href="/interlinear/jeremiah/49-16.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> of your heart live <span class="itali">the clefts</span> of the rock occupy<p><b><a href="/text/obadiah/1-3.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Obadiah 1:3</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/obadiah/1.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">הִשִּׁיאֶ֔ךָ שֹׁכְנִ֥י <b> בְחַגְוֵי־ </b> סֶּ֖לַע מְר֣וֹם</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/obadiah/1.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> you, You who live <span class="itali">in the clefts</span> of the rock,<br><a href="/kjvs/obadiah/1.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> thee, thou that dwellest <span class="itali">in the clefts</span> of the rock,<br><a href="/interlinear/obadiah/1-3.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> deceived live <span class="itali">the clefts</span> of the rock the loftiness<p><i><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2288.htm">3 Occurrences</a></i><br /><br /><b><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2288.htm">Strong's Hebrew 2288<br>3 Occurrences</a></b><br><br><a href="/hebrew/bechagvei_2288.htm">bə·ḥaḡ·wê — 2 Occ.</a><br><a href="/hebrew/vechagvei_2288.htm">ḇə·ḥaḡ·wê- — 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'; 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