גּוֹב gôwb

Meaning

the locust (from its grubbing as a larvae)

In the King James Version: grasshopper, [idiom] great.

Derivation: from H1461 (גּוּב);

Where it is used

• Amos 7:1 This is what the Lord GOD showed me: He was preparing swarms of locusts just after the king’s harvest, as the late spring crop was coming up.
• Nahum 3:17 Your guards are like the swarming locust, and your scribes like clouds of locusts that settle on the walls on a cold day. When the sun rises, they fly away, and no one knows where.