H2284. chagab
I. חָגָב noun masculine[Eccl 12:5] locust, grasshopper (Late Hebrew id.; compare ᵑ7), probably a non-flying species, see Kn in Di[Lev 11:22]; הֶחָגָב allowed as food [11:22] (P; || חַרְגֹּל סָלְעָם, אַרְבֶּה,), כַּחֲגָבִיס [Num 13:33] (J E; simile of insignificance), so [Isa 40:22]; as agent of Yahweh's wrath חארץ לֶאֱכוֺל חָגָב[2Chr 7:13]; הֶחָגָב וְיִסְתַּבֵּל [Eccl 12:5] and the grasshopper shall be a burden; better shall drag itself along, De Hi Now RVm; De thinks ׳ח here figurative of the back part of the pelvic cavity (Arabic is point of hip-bone, Bo, compare Lane), and refers to stiffness of aged joints, so Now; but the meaning is dubious; see other views of Comm.