Biblical Hebrew Forum

[David Kolinsky <yishalom AT sbcglobal.net>]

The root for the word, (dibyown), is D.B.H which is analogous to DB in Arabic 
meaning to crawl, creep, move slowly, go on all fours, fill, pervade, invade, 
stream in, rush in; bear, sand hill, tiny animal, insect.  Considering that 
the Ktiv is Chiryon which is related to the word Ch.R./A (/A = aleph) which 
means excrement, the connection to excrement is on solid ground.  Therefore, 
I suggest that both words most likely mean "Scarab or Dung Beetle" which in 
times of famine would most definately be eaten and nutritious. 
  
D kolinsky