Caterpillar - Biblical Meaning of caterpillar in Eastons Bible Dictionary (Bible History Online)

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Caterpillar
the consumer. Used in the Old Testament (1 Kings 8:37; 2 Chr. 6:28; Ps. 78:46; Isa. 33:4) as the translation of a word (hasil) the root of which means "to devour" or "consume," and which is used also with reference to the locust in Deut. 28:38. It may have been a species of locust, or the name of one of the transformations through which the locust passes, locust-grub. It is also found (Ps. 105:34; Jer. 51:14, 27; R.V., "cankerworm") as the rendering of a different Hebrew word, "yelek", a word elsewhere rendered "cankerworm" (q.v.), Joel 1:4; 2:25. (See LOCUST T0002309.) Bibliography Information
Easton, Matthew George. M.A., D.D., "Biblical Meaning for 'caterpillar' Eastons Bible Dictionary".
bible-history.com - Eastons; 1897.

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