זבוב

Hebrew

Root
ז־ב־ב (z-b-b)

Etymology

From Proto-Semitic *ḏVb(V)b. Cognate with Akkadian 𒉏 (zubbum) and Arabic ذُبَاب (ḏubāb).

Pronunciation

• (Modern Israeli Hebrew) IPA^(key): /zvuv/

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Noun

זְבוּב • (zvuv) m (plural indefinite זְבוּבִים, singular construct זְבוּב־, plural construct זְבוּבֵי־)

1. fly (an insect of the order Diptera)

Derived terms

• בעל זבוב
• זבוב הבית

Further reading

• H2070 in Strong, James (1979) Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance to the Bible