Arbe (ארבה) means locust in Hebrew.
It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
אַרְבֶּה
arbe
noun · masculine
In English
locust
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives one meaning for Arbe.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1לשון המקראמין חגב במופעו המתלהק. הארבה נודד בנחילים של רבבות פרטים, המשמידים את התבואה, ועושים נזק רב לחקלאות.
וַיֹּאמֶר יְהֹוָה אֶל-מֹשֶׁה נְטֵה יָדְךָ עַל-אֶרֶץ מִצְרַיִם בָּאַרְבֶּה וְיַעַל עַל-אֶרֶץ מִצְרָיִם וְיֹאכַל אֶת-כָּל-עֵשֶׂב הָאָרֶץ אֵת כָּל-אֲשֶׁר הִשְׁאִיר הַבָּרָד
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Arbe is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- אַרְבֶּה
- Written without vowel points
- ארבה
- Said
- arbe
- Gematria
- 208
This is how Arbe is said in other languages.
- English
- locust
- Arabic
- جرادة
- Russian
- саранча
- French
- sauterelle, locuste
These words mean nearly the same as Arbe.
- גובאי
- חסיל
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These words come before and after Arbe in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Arbe.
What does Arbe (ארבה) mean in Hebrew?
Arbe (ארבה) means locust. It is said arbe, with the stress on be.
What is a synonym for Arbe (ארבה)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Arbe (ארבה) are גובאי and חסיל.
Is Arbe (ארבה) masculine or feminine?
The word Arbe (ארבה) is a masculine noun.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry ארבה of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.