STRONGS NUMBER H2284

H2284. chagab

I. חָגָב‎ noun masculine^{Ecclesiastes 12:5} locust, grasshopper (Late Hebrew id.; compare ᵑ7‎), probably a non-flying species, see Kn in Di^{Leviticus 11:22}; הֶחָגָב‎ allowed as food 11:22 (P; "" חַרְגֹּל סָלְעָם, אַרְבֶּה,‎), כַּחֲגָבִיס‎ Numbers 13:33 (J E; simile of insignificance), so Isaiah 40:22; as agent of Yahweh's wrath חארץ לֶאֱכוֺל חָגָב‎2 Chronicles 7:13; הֶחָגָב וְיִסְתַּבֵּל‎ Ecclesiastes 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.