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HORNET

A large insect of the order Hymenoptera, which lives in a multicelled cellulose nest that the hornets make by chewing the bark of trees. Though they prove useful to humans by masticating large numbers of insects to feed their larvae, hornets (Heb. ṣirʿâ) cause great damage to ripe fruit and tree bark. Most common in the Middle East is the Vespa orientalis, a large yellow or reddish-brown species considered to be more malicious and aggressive than Western varieties. Its sting is particularly painful, and the after-effects last several days, often paralyzing smaller victims. Thus the hornet occurs as a figure for divine intervention, described as being sent ahead of the Israelites to drive out the inhabitants of the land (Exod. 23:28; Deut. 7:20; NRSV “pestilence,” NJPSV “plague,” NEB “panic”; Josh. 24:12).

Jesper Svartvik






Eerdmans Dictionary of the Bible (2000)

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