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עַקְרָב

«עַקְרָב» in the Tanakh dictionary: scorpion — how often it is used, MACULA's glosses, its meanings in the printed dictionaries and why they were chosen, and 2 verses in layers.

Used: 9 times · Key: 6137 · BDB: עַקְרָב

Glosses

scorpions (5); of.scorpions (3); scorpion (1)

Meaning (OSHB)

scorpion tree →

Meaning (BDB 1906)

n.m. tree →

The whole BDB entry

n.m.* f.] as in NH Syriac Mand. Arabic (Levy gives Talm. [Aramaic] as m., but are readings correct?), Nö (privately). scorpion (appar. quadrilit.: NH id.; Assyrian aḳrabu; Ethiopic ዐቅረብ:; Arabic عَقْرَبٌ; עַקְרַבָּא);—abs. עַקְרָב Dt 8:15 (coll.; of wilderness), pl. עַקְרַבִּים Ez 2:6 (fig. of enemies); יִסַּר בָּע׳ 1 K 12:11, 14 = 2 Ch 10:11, 14, i.e. scourges with points, stings.—Vid. also מַעֲלֵה עַקְרַבִּים.

Why these entries: BDB: headword, part of speech agrees, 6 of its verses cited, 0 words shared with the glosses, lists its Strong's number (1 candidates); OSHB: headword, part of speech agrees, 1 words shared with the BDB entry, 1 with the glosses (1 candidates)

Trees and pragmatics

Every English meaning of «עַקְרָב» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.

In the verses

Judges 1:36

וּגְבוּל֙ הָאֱמֹרִ֔י מִֽמַּעֲלֵ֖ה עַקְרַבִּ֑ים מֵהַסֶּ֖לַע וָמָֽעְלָה׃פ

Word for word: and the.border of the.Amorite[s] [was].from.[the] ascent of.scorpions from (the) Sela and upward upwards

JPS 1917: And the border of the Amorites was from the ascent of Akrabbim, from Sela, and upward.

2 Chronicles 10:11

וְעַתָּ֗ה אָבִי֙ הֶעְמִ֤יס עֲלֵיכֶם֙ עֹ֣ל כָּבֵ֔ד וַאֲנִ֖י אֹסִ֣יף עַֽל־עֻלְּכֶ֑ם אָבִ֗י יִסַּ֤ר אֶתְכֶם֙ בַּשּׁוֹטִ֔ים וַאֲנִ֖י בָּֽעֲקְרַבִּֽים׃ס

Word for word: and therefore father my he.loaded on you a.yoke heavy and I I.will.add to yoke your father my he.disciplined you with (the) whips and I with (the) scorpions

JPS 1917: And now whereas my father did lade you with a heavy yoke, I will add to your yoke; my father chastised you with whips, but I will chastise you with scorpions.'

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