# צִרְעָה (tsirah)

Israeli respelling: tsir-ah. Hear on Google uses modern Hebrew.

Strong’s H6880. 3 Old Testament occurrences.

a wasp (as stinging)

King James renderings: hornet.

Lexicon: Strong’s Hebrew, public domain. The derived file is shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Canonical: https://apologetics.wiki/bible/hebrew/tsirah-h6880

## Occurrences

- [Exodus 23:28](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/exodus/23/28) — And I will send hornets before thee, which shall drive out the Hivite, the Canaanite, and the Hittite, from before thee.
- [Deuteronomy 7:20](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/deuteronomy/7/20) — Moreover the LORD thy God will send the hornet among them, until they that are left, and hide themselves from thee, be destroyed.
- [Joshua 24:12](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/joshua/24/12) — And I sent the hornet before you, which drave them out from before you, even the two kings of the Amorites; but not with thy sword, nor wit…