H6880 צִרְעָה

Strong's Hebrew Concordance · 3 KJV occurrences

צִרְעָה

tsirʻâh · tsir-aw'

Definition

a wasp (as stinging)

KJV Renderings

hornet.

Derivation / Etymology

from H6879 (צָרַע);

KJV Verses (3)

Exodus 23:28And I will send hornets before thee, which shall drive out the Hivite, the Canaanite, and the Hittite, from before thee.
Deuteronomy 7:20Moreover the LORD thy God will send the hornet among them, until they that are left, and hide themselves from thee, be destroyed.
Joshua 24:12And I sent the hornet before you, which drave them out from before you, even the two kings of the Amorites; but not with thy sword, nor with thy bow.