Lane's Arabic-English Lexicon

جَابِئٌ

Root: جبأ

Full Definition

جَابِئٌ The locust, or locusts: so called because of the coming forth thereof [suddenly or unexpectedly: see 1, last two sentences]: as also جَابٍ [q. v.].


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