ΒΡΟΥΧΟΣ, βρουχος
BROUCHOS, brouchos
Sounds Like: BROO-khos
Translations: locust, a locust, beetle, a beetle
From the root: ΒΡΟΥΧΟΣ
Part of Speech: Noun
Explanation: This word refers to a type of locust or beetle, often specifically one that is destructive to crops. It is used to describe an insect that devours vegetation, similar to a grasshopper or a specific kind of beetle. In the provided context, it is used metaphorically or literally to describe something that consumes or destroys.
Inflection: Singular, Nominative, Masculine
Strong’s number: G0979 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Codex Sinaiticus
Swete's Recension of the Greek Septuagint
From the same root
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