- Original: צרעה - Transliteration: Tsir`ah - Phonetic: tsir-aw' - Definition: 1. hornets - Origin: from H6879 - TWOT entry: 1971b - Part(s) of speech: Noun Feminine - Strong's: From H6879 ; a wasp (as stinging): - hornet. Total KJV Occurrences: 3 • hornet, 2 Deuteronomy 7:20; Joshua 24:12 • hornets, 1 Exodus 23:28