Insects (17 Occurrences)

... Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia INSECTS. in'-sekts ... Diptera. "Creeping things" refers indefinitely to insects, reptiles, and beasts. In ... biblethesaurus.org/i/insects.htm - 14k

Locust (25 Occurrences)

... "The legs and thighs of these insects are so powerful that they can leap to a height of two hundred times the length of their bodies. ... biblethesaurus.org/l/locust.htm - 34k

Moth (10 Occurrences)

... 4. (n.) Any one of various other insects that destroy woolen and fur goods, etc., esp. ... See INSECTS. Alfred Ely Day. Multi-Version Concordance ... biblethesaurus.org/m/moth.htm - 13k

Fly (33 Occurrences)

... Hebrews `arob, the name given to the insects sent as a plague on the land of Egypt (Exodus 8:21-31; Psalm 78:45; 105:31). The LXX. ... biblethesaurus.org/f/fly.htm - 26k

Insect (6 Occurrences)

... invertebrates. 4. (n.) Fig.: Any small, trivial, or contemptible person or thing. 5. (a.) of or pertaining to an insect or insects. 6 ... biblethesaurus.org/i/insect.htm - 8k

Flies (16 Occurrences)

... swarms of flies"; in Psalm 78:45, "He sent among them swarms of flies, which devoured them." There has been much speculation as to what the insects were, but ... biblethesaurus.org/f/flies.htm - 15k

Zoology

... Gecko, Chameleon, Land Crocodile, Sand Lizard (sv LIZARD) Amphibians: Frog Fishes: Fish (in general) Mollusks: Snail, Murex (Purple) Insects: HYMENOPTERA: Ant ... biblethesaurus.org/z/zoology.htm - 18k

Lice (4 Occurrences)

... "The entomologists Kirby and Spence place these minute but disgusting insects in the very front rank of those which inflict injury upon man. ... biblethesaurus.org/l/lice.htm - 10k

Wonder-workers (16 Occurrences)

... (BBE). Exodus 8:18 And the wonder-workers with their secret arts, attempting to make insects, were unable to do so: and there were insects on man and on beast. ... biblethesaurus.org/w/wonder-workers.htm - 12k

Fig-tree (33 Occurrences)

... The immature flowers harbor small insects which convey pollen to the female flowers and by their irritating presence stimulate the growth of the fruit. ... biblethesaurus.org/f/fig-tree.htm - 26k

Figtree

... The immature flowers harbor small insects which convey pollen to the female flowers and by their irritating presence stimulate the growth of the fruit. ... biblethesaurus.org/f/figtree.htm - 15k

Thing (4185 Occurrences)

... krep'-ing (remes, sherets; herpeton): Remes and sherets, with the root verbs ramas and sharats, are used without any sharp distinction for insects and other ... biblethesaurus.org/t/thing.htm - 10k

Bite (13 Occurrences)

... dog bit a man. 2. (vt) To puncture, abrade, or sting with an organ (of some insects) used in taking food. 3. (vt) To cause sharp ... biblethesaurus.org/b/bite.htm - 12k

Blight (5 Occurrences)

... applied as a general name to various injuries or diseases of plants, causing the whole or a part to wither, whether occasioned by insects, fungi, or ... biblethesaurus.org/b/blight.htm - 9k

Creep (8 Occurrences)

... 7. (vt) To have a sensation as of insects creeping on the skin of the body; to crawl; as, the sight made my flesh creep. See Crawl, vi, 4. ... biblethesaurus.org/c/creep.htm - 10k

Attempting (24 Occurrences)

... (BBE). Exodus 8:18 And the wonder-workers with their secret arts, attempting to make insects, were unable to do so: and there were insects on man and on beast. ... biblethesaurus.org/a/attempting.htm - 14k

Arts (48 Occurrences)

... Exodus 8:18 And the wonder-workers with their secret arts, attempting to make insects, were unable to do so: and there were insects on man and on beast. ... biblethesaurus.org/a/arts.htm - 22k

Stretching (84 Occurrences)

... Exodus 8:17 And they did so; and Aaron, stretching out the rod in his hand, gave a touch to the dust of the earth, and insects came on man and on beast; all ... biblethesaurus.org/s/stretching.htm - 32k

Scorpion (6 Occurrences)

... Scorpions are not properly insects, but belong with spiders, mites and ticks to the Arachnidae. ... Scorpions feed mostly on insects for which they lie in wait. ... biblethesaurus.org/s/scorpion.htm - 13k

Fig (45 Occurrences)

... The immature flowers harbor small insects which convey pollen to the female flowers and by their irritating presence stimulate the growth of the fruit. ... biblethesaurus.org/f/fig.htm - 33k

Palmerworm (2 Occurrences)

... palmer. The name is applied also to other voracious insects. ... locust. See INSECTS; LOCUST. Multi-Version Concordance Palmerworm (2 Occurrences). ... biblethesaurus.org/p/palmerworm.htm - 8k

Creeping (43 Occurrences)

... krep'-ing (remes, sherets; herpeton): Remes and sherets, with the root verbs ramas and sharats, are used without any sharp distinction for insects and other ... biblethesaurus.org/c/creeping.htm - 21k

Changed (177 Occurrences)

... Exodus 8:17 And they did so; and Aaron, stretching out the rod in his hand, gave a touch to the dust of the earth, and insects came on man and on beast; all ... biblethesaurus.org/c/changed.htm - 36k

Touch (82 Occurrences)

... Exodus 8:17 And they did so; and Aaron, stretching out the rod in his hand, gave a touch to the dust of the earth, and insects came on man and on beast; all ... biblethesaurus.org/t/touch.htm - 35k

Plagues (28 Occurrences)

... the year spent in Egypt, not in a dahabiyeh on the Nile, but in a native village, will furnish very satisfying evidence that stinging and biting insects are a ... biblethesaurus.org/p/plagues.htm - 44k

Unable (102 Occurrences)

... Exodus 8:18 And the wonder-workers with their secret arts, attempting to make insects, were unable to do so: and there were insects on man and on beast. (BBE). ... biblethesaurus.org/u/unable.htm - 35k

Venomous (4 Occurrences)

... be venomous. 2. (a.) Having a poison gland or glands for the secretion of venom, as certain serpents and insects. 3. (a.) Noxious ... biblethesaurus.org/v/venomous.htm - 8k

Vampire

... These bats feed upon insects and fruit, but were formerly erroneously supposed to suck the blood of man and animals. Called also false vampire. Int. ... biblethesaurus.org/v/vampire.htm - 7k

Vein (1 Occurrence)

... See Artery. 2. (n.) One of the similar branches of the framework of a leaf. 3. (n.) One of the ribs or nervures of the wings of insects. See Venation. ... biblethesaurus.org/v/vein.htm - 8k

Nocturnal (1 Occurrence)

... opposed to diurnal. 2. (a.) Having a habit of seeking food or moving about at night; as, nocturnal birds and insects. 3. (n.) An ... biblethesaurus.org/n/nocturnal.htm - 7k

Nerve (1 Occurrence)

... 7. (n.) One of the nervures, or veins, in the wings of insects. 8. (vt) To give strength or vigor to; to supply with force; as, fear nerved his arm. ... biblethesaurus.org/n/nerve.htm - 7k

Nest (22 Occurrences)

... 2. (n.) Hence: the place in which the eggs of other animals, as insects, turtles, etc., are laid and hatched; a snug place in which young animals are reared. ... biblethesaurus.org/n/nest.htm - 18k

Obliterate (1 Occurrence)

... to obliterate ideas; to obliterate the monuments of antiquity. 3. (a.) Scarcely distinct; -- applied to the markings of insects. Multi-Version Concordance ... biblethesaurus.org/o/obliterate.htm - 7k

Leg (24 Occurrences)

... The word designates also the legs of leaping insects of the orthopterous family, locusts, etc., which were permitted as food to the Israelites (Leviticus 11:21 ... biblethesaurus.org/l/leg.htm - 19k

Lizard (3 Occurrences)

... the King James Version has "ferret." Various species of the genus Lacerta and its allies, the true lizards, may always be found searching for insects on trees ... biblethesaurus.org/l/lizard.htm - 16k

Grasshopper (12 Occurrences)

... Easton's Bible Dictionary Belongs to the class of neuropterous insects called Gryllidae. This insect is not unknown in Palestine. ... biblethesaurus.org/g/grasshopper.htm - 12k

Gall (17 Occurrences)

... 4. (n.) Impudence; brazen assurance. 5. (n.) An excrescence of any form produced on any part of a plant by insects or their larvae. ... biblethesaurus.org/g/gall.htm - 17k

Weasel (1 Occurrence)

... It is active and fearless, and preys upon all sorts of small mammals, birds and insects. See LIZARD. Alfred Ely Day. Multi-Version Concordance ... biblethesaurus.org/w/weasel.htm - 9k

Wood (226 Occurrences)

... features. The trees yield a valuable, hard, close-grained timber, not readily attacked by insects. EWG Masterman. THYINE, WOOD. thi ... biblethesaurus.org/w/wood.htm - 42k

Wane (2 Occurrences)

... them: for the heavens will go in flight like smoke, and the earth will become old like a coat, and its people will come to destruction like insects: but my ... biblethesaurus.org/w/wane.htm - 7k

Wax (32 Occurrences)

... 8. (n.) A substance similar to beeswax, secreted by several species of scale insects, as the Chinese wax. See Wax insect, below. ... biblethesaurus.org/w/wax.htm - 18k

Warp (9 Occurrences)

... deviate; to swerve. 12. (vi) To fly with a bending or waving motion; to turn and wave, like a flock of birds or insects. 13. (vi) To ... biblethesaurus.org/w/warp.htm - 12k

Wasp

... Noah Webster's Dictionary (n.) Any one of numerous species of stinging hymenopterous insects, esp. any of the numerous species of ... biblethesaurus.org/w/wasp.htm - 6k

Web (5 Occurrences)

... 3. (n.) A whole piece of linen cloth as woven. 4. (n.) The texture of very fine thread spun by a spider for catching insects at its prey; a cobweb. ... biblethesaurus.org/w/web.htm - 9k

Wing (18 Occurrences)

... 2. (n.) Any similar member or instrument used for the purpose of flying. 3. (n.) One of the two pairs of upper thoracic appendages of most hexapod insects. ... biblethesaurus.org/w/wing.htm - 15k

Washed (113 Occurrences)

... 1. (imp. & pp) of Wash. 2. (a.) Appearing as if overlaid with a thin layer of different color; -- said of the colors of certain birds and insects. ... biblethesaurus.org/w/washed.htm - 37k

Insensate (1 Occurrence)

biblethesaurus.org/i/insensate.htm - 6k

Isle (15 Occurrences)

... Noah Webster's Dictionary 1. (n.) An island. 2. (n.) A spot within another of a different color, as upon the wings of some insects. ... biblethesaurus.org/i/isle.htm - 15k

Fever (13 Occurrences)

... is common in all parts but especially in low-lying districts or places where there are pools or marshes in which mosquitoes breed, these insects being the ... biblethesaurus.org/f/fever.htm - 17k

Flying (22 Occurrences)

... earth. (See NIV). Leviticus 11:20 "'All flying insects that walk on all fours are an abomination to you. (WEB YLT NIV). Leviticus ... biblethesaurus.org/f/flying.htm - 12k

Famine (99 Occurrences)

... They were generally caused by local irregularities of the rainfall, by destructive hail storms (Exodus 9:23, 11, 32), by ravages of insects (Exodus 10:15 Joel 1 ... biblethesaurus.org/f/famine.htm - 49k

Fours (4 Occurrences)

... Fours (4 Occurrences). Leviticus 11:20 "'All flying insects that walk on all fours are an abomination to you. (WEB JPS ASV NAS RSV NIV). ... biblethesaurus.org/f/fours.htm - 7k

Fallow (5 Occurrences)

... 6. (n.) To plow, harrow, and break up, as land, without seeding, for the purpose of destroying weeds and insects, and rendering it mellow; as, it is profitable ... biblethesaurus.org/f/fallow.htm - 9k

Falcon (2 Occurrences)

... tempt them. The falcons and sparrow hawks are small members of the family, some of which feed on little birds, some on insects. They ... biblethesaurus.org/f/falcon.htm - 8k

Tinkling (4 Occurrences)

... 3. (n.) A grackle (Quiscalus crassirostris) native of Jamaica. It often associates with domestic cattle, and rids them of insects. Multi-Version Concordance ... biblethesaurus.org/t/tinkling.htm - 8k

Dog-fly (1 Occurrence)

... Multi-Version Concordance Dog-fly (1 Occurrence). Psalms 105:31 He gave the word, and there came the dog-fly, and insects over all the land. (BBE). ... biblethesaurus.org/d/dog-fly.htm - 6k

Murrain (1 Occurrence)

... The record of its onset immediately after the plague of flies makes it probable that it was an epizootic, whose germs were carried by these insects as those of ... biblethesaurus.org/m/murrain.htm - 9k

Porcupine (3 Occurrences)

... The hedgehog, Erinaceus europeus, is one of the Insectivora. It eats not only insects but also snakes and other small animals, as well as fruits and roots. ... biblethesaurus.org/p/porcupine.htm - 11k

Beast (243 Occurrences)

... kingdoms or kings. Noah Webster's Dictionary. 1. (n.) Any living creature; an animal; -- including man, insects, etc. 2. (n.) Any ... biblethesaurus.org/b/beast.htm - 50k

Bore (221 Occurrences)

... rotary motion of a tool; as, to bore for water or oil (ie, to sink a well by boring for water or oil); to bore with a gimlet; to bore into a tree (as insects). ... biblethesaurus.org/b/bore.htm - 38k

Beak (2 Occurrences)

... the turtles. 3. (n.) The long projecting sucking mouth of some insects, and other invertebrates, as in the Hemiptera. 4. (n.) The ... biblethesaurus.org/b/beak.htm - 8k

Beard (23 Occurrences)

... 6. (n.) The gills of some bivalves, as the oyster. 7. (n.) In insects, the hairs of the labial palpi of moths and butterflies. 8 ... biblethesaurus.org/b/beard.htm - 21k

Bee (1 Occurrence)

... We are not told how much time had intervened, but it does not take long in the dry climate of Palestine for scavenging beasts and insects to strip the flesh ... biblethesaurus.org/b/bee.htm - 10k

Beetle (7 Occurrences)

... Revised Version (British and American) CRICKET; chargol; See LOCUST): This name occurs only in Leviticus 11:22 as one of four winged Jumping insects (sherets ha ... biblethesaurus.org/b/beetle.htm - 10k

Bear (425 Occurrences)

... 27. (n.) Any species of the genus Ursus, and of the closely allied genera. Bears are plantigrade Carnivora, but they live largely on fruit and insects. 28. ... biblethesaurus.org/b/bear.htm - 44k

Bat (2 Occurrences)

... The insect bats, as in other countries, flit about at dusk and through the night catching mosquitoes and larger insects, and so are distinctly beneficial. ... biblethesaurus.org/b/bat.htm - 10k

Boil (29 Occurrences)

... sandflies) and that of `arobh or flies, and followed the epizootic murrain, which is suggestive in the light of the transmission of toxic germs by insects. ... biblethesaurus.org/b/boil.htm - 23k

Chameleon (1 Occurrence)

... It is not only a harmless but a decidedly useful creature, since it feeds upon insects, especially flies. Its mode of capturing its prey is most interesting. ... biblethesaurus.org/c/chameleon.htm - 11k

Caterpillar (6 Occurrences)

... 1. (n.) The larval state of a butterfly or any lepidopterous insect; sometimes, but less commonly, the larval state of other insects, as the sawflies, which ... biblethesaurus.org/c/caterpillar.htm - 10k

Cricket (2 Occurrences)

... kind of locust or grasshopper. See BEETLE; LOCUST; INSECTS. Multi-Version Concordance Cricket (2 Occurrences). Leviticus 11:22 Even ... biblethesaurus.org/c/cricket.htm - 7k

Colour (22 Occurrences)

... The small parasitic insects from which this dye was obtained somewhat resembled the cochineal which is found in Eastern countries. ... biblethesaurus.org/c/colour.htm - 21k

Cuckoo (2 Occurrences)

... is found on the coast of Syria; others think it denotes the "sea-gull" or "seamew." The common cuckoo (Cuculus canorus) feeds on reptiles and large insects. ... biblethesaurus.org/c/cuckoo.htm - 9k

Abdomen (4 Occurrences)

... 2. (n.) The posterior section of the body, behind the thorax, in insects, crustaceans, and other Arthropoda. Multi-Version Concordance Abdomen (4 Occurrences). ... biblethesaurus.org/a/abdomen.htm - 8k

Apis (1 Occurrence)

... Noah Webster's Dictionary (n.) A genus of insects of the order Hymenoptera, including the common honeybee (Apis mellifica) and other related species. ... biblethesaurus.org/a/apis.htm - 6k

Acacia (28 Occurrences)

... The tree often assumes a characteristic umbrella-like form. The wood is close-grained and is not readily attacked by insects. It ... biblethesaurus.org/a/acacia.htm - 16k

Silkworm

... The cocoons from which silk is to be spun are subjected to heat which kills the pupae and prevents them from being transformed into the perfect insects or moths ... biblethesaurus.org/s/silkworm.htm - 9k

Safe (388 Occurrences)

... 6. (n.) A ventilated or refrigerated chest or closet for securing provisions from noxious animals or insects. 7. (vt) To render safe; to make right. ... biblethesaurus.org/s/safe.htm - 37k

Style (5 Occurrences)

... 5. (n.) A kind of blunt-pointed surgical instrument. 6. (n.) A long, slender, bristle like process, as the anal styles of insects. ... biblethesaurus.org/s/style.htm - 9k

Shittah (2 Occurrences)

... The trees yield a valuable, hard, close-grained timber, not readily attacked by insects. EWG Masterman. Multi-Version Concordance Shittah (2 Occurrences). ... biblethesaurus.org/s/shittah.htm - 8k

Spider (3 Occurrences)

... protect their eggs and young. Many species spin also complex webs to entrap the insects upon which they prey. The eyes are usually ... biblethesaurus.org/s/spider.htm - 10k