* hornets.
   {Tzir(8368),} The hornet, may be so called from the Arabic
   {zara(832c)} to lay prostrate, strike down, because of the
   destruction occasioned by the violence of its sting.  The
   hornet, in natural history, belongs to the species Crabro, of
   the genus Vespa or Wasp.  It is a most voracious insect, and
   exceedingly strong for its size, which is generally an inch
   in length.

  De 7:20  Jos 24:11