probably from an obsolete skerpo (perhaps strengthened from the base of 4649 and meaning to pierce)
Source:
Kind:
n m
In AV:
scorpion 5
Count:
5
Definition:
1) 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