What does עֲלוּקָה mean in the Bible?
עֲלוּקָה is a Hebrew word meaning "the leech".
Hebrew · H5936
עֲלוּקָה
The leech
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עֲלוּקָה H5936
What does עֲלוּקָה mean in the Bible?
עֲלוּקָה is a Hebrew word meaning "the leech".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H5936?
The BSB source-word alignment has 1 aligned row for this entry. Common renderings include The leech (1).
Where does עֲלוּקָה appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Proverbs 30:15. Its strongest book concentrations include Proverbs (1).
Source Word Evidence
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How English Renders It The leech 1× Proverbs 30:15
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First aligned row Proverbs 30:15
Aligned rows 1
Books represented 1
Proverbs 1
Source forms
לַֽעֲלוּקָ֨ה׀ 1x la·‘ă·lū·qāh Proverbs 30:15
Parsing patterns
Preposition-l | Noun - feminine singular 1x Proverbs 30:15
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. the leech
Source Gloss
the leech
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
the leech BDB: leech Usage: horse-leech.
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Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain