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HebrewH3218Noun (Masculine)

יֶ֫לֶק

ye.leq

7Occurrences
H3218Strong's #
Noun (Masculine)Part of Speech

Definition

Quick Definition(Strong's Concordance)

a devourer; specifically, the young locust

from an unused root meaning to lick up;

Full Lexicon Entry(Abbott-Smith)
  1. young locust (early stage of development) 1a) caterpillar (as devouring)

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Grammar & Morphology

Part of Speech

Noun (Masculine)

Morphology Code

H:N-M

Full Description

H:N-M

Occurrences

יֶ֫לֶק appears 7 times in the Old Testament.

Distribution by Book

Jeremiah
2
Jol
2
Nam
2
Psalms
1

Key Passages

Jeremiah 51:14BSB

The LORD of Hosts has sworn by Himself:“Surely I will fill you up with men as with locusts,and they will shout in triumph over you.”

Jeremiah 51:27BSB

“Raise a banner in the land!Blow the ram’s horn among the nations!Prepare the nations against her.Summon the kingdoms against her—Ararat, Minni, and Ashkenaz.Appoint a captain against her;bring up horses like swarming locusts.

Jol 1:4BSB

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Jol 2:25BSB

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Nam 3:15BSB

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Lexicon data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge) under CC BY 4.0 license.