1. זְבוּב
fly, as moving to and fro, dead flies
The corpus record — Hebrew
לַזְּב֔וּב
zebuwb · n.m
fly, as moving to and fro, dead flies
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- Tanakh (Hebrew Bible) 2 · 0.07/10k
Senses
2. זְבוּב
a fly (especially one of a stinging nature)
Attestations
- לַ/זְּב֔וּב Isaiah 7:18 (BHS)
- זְב֣וּבֵי Ecclesiastes 10:1 (BHS)
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