עָרֹב ʻârôb

Meaning

a mosquito (from its swarming)

In the King James Version: divers sorts of flies, swarm.

Derivation: from H6148 (עָרַב);

Where it is used

• Exodus 8:21 But if you will not let My people go, I will send swarms of flies upon you and your officials and your people and your houses. The houses of the Egyptians and even the ground where they stand will be full of flies.
• Exodus 8:22 But on that day I will give special treatment to the land of Goshen, where My people live; no swarms of flies will be found there. In this way you will know that I, the LORD, am in the land.
• Exodus 8:24 And the LORD did so. Thick swarms of flies poured into Pharaoh’s palace and into the houses of his officials. Throughout Egypt the land was ruined by swarms of flies.
• Exodus 8:29 “As soon as I leave you,” Moses said, “I will pray to the LORD, so that tomorrow the swarms of flies will depart from Pharaoh and his officials and his people. But Pharaoh must not act deceitfully again by refusing to let the people go and sacrifice to the LORD.”
• Exodus 8:31 and the LORD did as Moses requested. He removed the swarms of flies from Pharaoh and his officials and his people; not one fly remained.
• Psalms 78:45 He sent swarms of flies that devoured them, and frogs that devastated them.
• Psalms 105:31 He spoke, and insects swarmed—gnats throughout their country.