ʻălûwqâh — H5936

Definition

feminine noun

the leech

1. leech

Usually translated as

horse-leech

Origin

feminine passive participle of an unused root meaning to suck

Occurrences

ʻălûwqâh occurs 1 time in the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: Proverbs (1)

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