חָגָב

I. חָגָב noun masculine^{Praed 12,5} locust, grasshopper (Late Hebrew id.; compare ᵑ7), probably a non-flying species, see Kn in Di^{3 Mos 11,22}; הֶחָגָב allowed as food 3 Mos 11,22 (P; || אַרְבֶּה, סָלְעָם, חַרְגֹּל), כַּחֲגָבִיס 4 Mos 13,33 (J E; simile of insignificance), so Es 40,22 as agent of Yahweh's wrath חָגָב לֶאֱכוֺל חארץ 2 Kron 7,13 וְיִסְתַּבֵּל הֶחָגָב Praed 12,5 and the grasshopper shall be a burden; better shall drag itself along, De Hi Now RVm; De thinks ׳ח here figurative of the back part of the pelvic cavity (Arabic is point of hip-bone, Bo, compare Lane), and refers to stiffness of aged joints, so Now; but the meaning is dubious; see other views of Comm.