צִרְעָה (ṣirʿâ) is a Hebrew noun meaning hornets. It appears 3 times in 3 books of the Hebrew Bible (Strong's H6880).

Also rendered

• hornet

Same Hebrew root (TWOT 1971b)

Root family 1971: צָרַע ṣāraʿ — be diseased of skin, leprous. (ASV and RSV similar). This denominative verb is used chiefly in the Pual

• צָרַעַת ṣāraʿat — leprosy
• צָרַע ṣāraʿ — be stricken with leprosy

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