H5936 · עֲלוּקָה
ʻălûwqâh · al-oo-kaw' · horseleach
H5936 (ʻălûwqâh, pronounced al-oo-kaw') is the Hebrew word עֲלוּקָה in Strong’s dictionary: the leech. It appears 1 time in 1 verse of the BSB (Yahweh).
Strong’s entry
- Original word
- עֲלוּקָה (Hebrew)
- Transliteration
- ʻălûwqâh
- Pronunciation
- al-oo-kaw'
- Derivation
- feminine passive participle of an unused root meaning to suck;
- Definition
- the leech
- Rendered in the KJV
- horse-leech.
In the Berean Standard Bible (Yahweh)
1 occurrence in 1 verse.
How the BSB renders it
- “The leech” ×1
By book
Proverbs 1