זְבוּבzᵉbûwb
fly (Ecclesiastes 10:1; Isaiah 7:18)
Pronunciation: zeb-oob' · Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament) · H2070
Same root
Where it appears
Appears 2 times in the Bible.
- Ecclesiastes 10:1 As dead flies cause even a bottle of perfume to stink, so a little foolishness spoils great wisdom and honor.
- Isaiah 7:18 In that day the Lord will whistle for the army of southern Egypt and for the army of Assyria. They will swarm around you like flies and bees.
Source: Brown, Driver and Briggs, Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament (1906), public domain; markup by unfoldingWord, CC BY (github.com/unfoldingWord/Brown-Driver-Briggs-Enhanced).