KJV dictionary & concordance

locusts

Meaning of “locusts”

Large grasshopper-like insects that travel in swarms.

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17 occurrences16 verses9 booksKJV PCE

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First occurrence: Exodus 10:4

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KJV PCE

And the same John had his raiment of camel’s hair, and a leathern girdle about his loins; and his meat was locusts and wild honey.

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The 1611 reading

1611 witness · Matthew 3:4 · retained source text

And the same Iohn had his raiment of camels haire, and a leatherne girdle about his loynes, and his meate was locusts and wilde hony.

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