probably from an obsolete skerpo (perhaps strengthened from the base of 4649 and meaning to pierce)
Part of Speech:
noun masculine
Usage in the KJV:
scorpion 5
Total: 5
Definition:
a scorpion, the name of a little animal, somewhat resembling a lobster, which in warm regions lurk, esp. in stone walls; it has a poisonous sting in its tail