זְבוּב zᵉbûwb

Meaning

a fly (especially one of a stinging nature)

In the King James Version: fly.

Derivation: from an unused root (meaning to flit);

Where it is used

• Ecclesiastes 10:1 As dead flies bring a stench to the perfumer’s oil, so a little folly outweighs wisdom and honor.
• Isaiah 7:18 On that day the LORD will whistle to the flies at the farthest streams of the Nile and to the bees in the land of Assyria.