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Maggot

Holman Bible Dictionary

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A soft-bodied, legless grub that is the intermediate stage of some insects (Job 25:6; Isaiah 14:11 ). The term always occurs in parallel with worm and serves to highlight human mortality. See Insects .

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Butler, Trent C. Editor. Entry for 'Maggot'. Holman Bible Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​hbd/​m/maggot.html. 1991.
 
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