Encyclopedia entry
Beetle
(Heb. hargol, meaning “leaper”). Mention of it is made only in Lev. 11:22, where it is obvious the word cannot mean properly the beetle. It denotes some winged creeper with at least four feet, “which has legs above its feet, to leap withal.” The description plainly points to the locust (q.v.). This has been an article of food from the earliest times in the East to the present day. The word is rendered “cricket” in the Revised Version.
Also from Smith's (1884) +−
[Locust]
In the Bible
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Verses where Beetle is named. Berean Standard Bible (public domain).
- Leviticus 11:22
Of these you may eat any kind of locust, katydid, cricket, or grasshopper.
Scripture on Beetle
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Voices on Beetle
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Surfaced by name match — accuracy varies by title clarity.
Sources · Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897) · Smith's Bible Dictionary (1884)
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