חָגָב

I. חָגָב noun masculine^{Eccl 12:5} locust, grasshopper (Late Hebrew id.; compare ᵑ7), probably a non-flying species, see Kn in Di^{Lev 11:22}; הֶחָגָב allowed as food Lev 11:22 (P; || אַרְבֶּה, סָלְעָם, חַרְגֹּל), כַּחֲגָבִיס Num 13:33 (J E; simile of insignificance), so Isa 40:22 as agent of Yahweh's wrath חָגָב לֶאֱכוֺל חארץ 2Chr 7:13 וְיִסְתַּבֵּל הֶחָגָב Eccl 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.