H3218 · יֶלֶק
yeleq · yeh'-lek · cankerworm, caterpillar
H3218 (yeleq, pronounced yeh'-lek) is the Hebrew word יֶלֶק in Strong’s dictionary: a devourer. It appears 9 times in 7 verses of the BSB (Yahweh).
Strong’s entry
- Original word
- יֶלֶק (Hebrew)
- Transliteration
- yeleq
- Pronunciation
- yeh'-lek
- Derivation
- from an unused root meaning to lick up;
- Definition
- a devourer; specifically, the young locust
- Rendered in the KJV
- cankerworm, caterpillar.
In the Berean Standard Bible (Yahweh)
9 occurrences in 7 verses.
How the BSB renders it
- “the young locust” ×2
- “The young locust” ×1
- “and what the young locust” ×1
- “as with locusts” ×1
- “like a young locust” ×1
- “like the young locust” ×1
- “locusts” ×1
- “young locusts” ×1
By book
Psalms 1 · Jeremiah 2 · Joel 2 · Nahum 2