Appearing in Leviticus 11:22's list of edible insects, 'the cricket' (הַחַרְגֹּל) names one of four locust species Israel could eat under dietary law. The definite article suggests a well-known variety, likely distinguished from the common locust (arbeh), the bald locust (sal'am), and the grasshopper (chagab). Aramaic, Syriac, and Arabic cognates all denote locusts, suggesting a Semitic technical term for a specific species. The term may derive from a root suggesting hopping or swarming movement.