עָרֹבʻârôb

probably swarm, mixture, from incessant, involved motion (Exodus 8:20; Exodus 8:17; Psalms 78:45; Psalms 105:31)

Pronunciation: aw-robe' · Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament) · H6157

Same root

Where it appears

Appears 9 times in the Bible.

  • Exodus 8:21 If you refuse, then I will send swarms of flies on you, your officials, your people, and all the houses. The Egyptian homes will be filled with flies, and the ground will be covered with them.
  • Exodus 8:22 But this time I will spare the region of Goshen, where my people live. No flies will be found there. Then you will know that I am the Lord and that I am present even in the heart of your land.
  • Exodus 8:24 And the Lord did just as he had said. A thick swarm of flies filled Pharaoh’s palace and the houses of his officials. The whole land of Egypt was thrown into chaos by the flies.
  • Exodus 8:29 Moses answered, “As soon as I leave you, I will pray to the Lord, and tomorrow the swarms of flies will disappear from you and your officials and all your people. But I am warning you, Pharaoh, don’t lie to us again and refuse to let the people go to sacrifice to the Lord.”
  • Exodus 8:31 And the Lord did as Moses asked and caused the swarms of flies to disappear from Pharaoh, his officials, and his people. Not a single fly remained.
  • Psalms 78:45 He sent vast swarms of flies to consume them and hordes of frogs to ruin them.
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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).