H5936: עֲלוּקָה
ʻălûwqâh · pronounced al-oo-kaw' · “leech”
Definition
the leech
KJV translates it as: horse-leech.
Word origin: feminine passive participle of an unused root meaning to suck;
Extended definition
leech
Brief lexicon based on BDB via STEPBible TBESH (CC BY 4.0).
How H5936 is translated
- a leech ×1
Bible verses with H5936 (ʻălûwqâh)
ʻălûwqâh appears in 1 verse.
- 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: