Cricket

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Dictionary of the Bible by James Hastings (1909)

CRICKET.—Lev 11:22 (AV [Note: Authorized Version.] ‘beetle’). See Locust.

International Standard Bible Encyclopedia by James Orr (ed.) (1915) ↑

krı̄k´et (חרגּל, ḥargōl): This occurs in Lev 11:22 (the King James Version “beetle”), and doubtless refers to some kind of locust or grasshopper. See BEETLE; LOCUST; INSECTS.

Plants and Animals of the Bible by David Cox (1970) ↑

See Beetle

Aquifer Open Bible Dictionary by Mission Mutual, adapted from the Tyndale Open Bible Dictionary (2023)

A winged insect with four legs (from the scientific family Orthptera). These insects are related to grasshoppers and locusts. Israelites considered crickets ceremonially clean to eat (Leviticus 11:22). The reference in the Bible may actually be describing one of the growth stages of the locust, rather than what we call crickets today.

See also Beetle; Grasshopper; Locust.