HebrewH5936Noun (Feminine)
עֲלוּקָה
a.lu.qah
“leech”
1Occurrences
H5936Strong's #
Noun (Feminine)Part of Speech
Definition
Quick Definition(Strong's Concordance)
the leech
feminine passive participle of an unused root meaning to suck;
Full Lexicon Entry(Abbott-Smith)
leech
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Grammar & Morphology
Part of Speech
Noun (Feminine)
Morphology Code
H:N-F
Full Description
H:N-F
Occurrences
עֲלוּקָה appears 1 time in the Old Testament.
Distribution by Book
Proverbs
1
Key Passages
Proverbs 30:15BSB
The leech has two daughters:Give and Give.There are three things that are never satisfied, four that never say, ‘Enough!’:
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