Strong H5936עֲלוּקָה

leech

Transliteration: ‛ălûqâh
Pronunciation: al-oo-kaw'
Morphology: Hebrew Noun (Feminine)

Definition

Feminine passive participle of an unused root meaning to suck; the leech: - horse-leech.

Detailed definition

leech

In the Bible

Strong H5936 appears in 1 verse of the KJV.

Translated in the KJV by

horseleach1

First verses

Proverbs 30:15
The horseleach hath two daughters, crying, Give, give. There are three things that are never satisfied, yea, four things say not, It is enough:

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