Original Language Studio
Ecclesiastes 10:1
“Dead flies cause the ointment of the apothecary to send forth a stinking savour: so doth a little folly him that is in reputation for wisdom and honour.” (KJV)
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Lexical meaning
זְבוּבzᵉbûwb · zeb-oob'
H2070 · Hebrew
H2070 · Hebrew
- Definition
- a fly (especially one of a stinging nature)
- Derivation
- from an unused root (meaning to flit);
- KJV renderings
- fly.
- Grammar
- זְב֣וּבֵי — common noun, masculine, plural, construct
- Usage
- Occurs 2 times in the Hebrew Bible.Isaiah 7:18
Theological interpretation (AI)
The card on the left shows lexical data from published sources. Interpretation is separate: ask the Companion to explain how traditions read זְבוּב here.
Hebrew text: Westminster Leningrad Codex (public domain). Morphology & lemmas: Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible, CC BY 4.0 (hb.openscriptures.org). Lexicon: Strong's Hebrew Dictionary (1894, public domain; JSON edition © Open Scriptures, CC BY-SA). Verse numbers follow the Hebrew text, which occasionally differs from English Bibles.