Lexicon :: Strong's H5936 - ʿălûqâ

עֲלוּקָה
Transliteration
ʿălûqâ
Pronunciation
al-oo-kaw'
Part of Speech
feminine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
Pass part of an unused root meaning to suck
Dictionary Aids

TWOT Reference: 1636a

Strong’s Definitions

עֲלוּקָה ʻălûwqâh, al-oo-kaw'; feminine passive participle of an unused root meaning to suck; the leech:—horse-leech.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 1x

The KJV translates Strong's H5936 in the following manner: horseleach (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 1x
The KJV translates Strong's H5936 in the following manner: horseleach (1x).

  1. leech

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
עֲלוּקָה ʻălûwqâh, al-oo-kaw'; feminine passive participle of an unused root meaning to suck; the leech:—horse-leech.
STRONGS H5936: Abbreviations
† עֲלוּקָה noun feminine leech (perhaps Aramaic loan-word; > vampyre-like demon, Ew and others = Arabic ‘Aulaḳ WeHeid. 2, 149, or name of sage, as some Rabbi; see discussion De Toy); — שְׁתֵּי בָנוֺת לְַ׳ Proverbs 30:15.
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Proverbs

30:15