Noah Webster's Dictionary 1. (n.) An orthopterous insect of the genus Gryllus, and allied genera. The males make chirping, musical notes by rubbing together the basal parts of the veins of the front wings. 2. (n.) A low stool. 3. (n.) A game much played in England, and sometimes in America, with a ball, bats, and wickets, the players being arranged in two contesting parties or sides. 4. (n.) A small false roof, or the raising of a portion of a roof, so as to throw off water from behind an obstacle, such as a chimney. 5. (v. i.) To play at cricket. Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia CRICKET krik'-et (chargol): This occurs in Leviticus 11:22 (the King James Version "beetle"), and doubtless refers to some kind of locust or grasshopper. See BEETLE; LOCUST; INSECTS.

Multi-Version Concordance Cricket (2 Occurrences) Leviticus 11:22 Even of these you may eat: any kind of locust, any kind of katydid, any kind of cricket, and any kind of grasshopper. (WEB JPS ASV NAS RSV NIV) Deuteronomy 28:42 All your trees and the fruit of your ground shall the locust possess. (See NAS)