5936. aluqah
Lexicon
aluqah: Leech

Original Word: עֲלוּקָה
Part of Speech: Noun Feminine
Transliteration: `aluwqah
Pronunciation: ah-loo-KAH
Phonetic Spelling: (al-oo-kaw')
Definition: Leech
Meaning: the leech

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
horse-leech

Feminine passive participle of an unused root meaning to suck; the leech -- horse-leech.

NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Origin
from an unused word
Definition
a leech
NASB Translation
leech (1).

Brown-Driver-Briggs
עֲלוּקָה noun feminine leech (perhaps Aramaic loan-word; > vampyre-like demon, Ew and others = Arabic ±Aula‡ WeHeid. 2, 149, or name of sage, as some Rabbi; see discussion De Toy); — שְׁתֵּי בָנוֺת ׳לְַ Proverbs 30:15.

עֹלָ֫תָה Job 5:16 etc., see עַוְלָה below עָוַל.

I, II. עַם, עִם see below I. עמם. p. 766-67, 769

Topical Lexicon
Word Origin: Derived from the root עָלַק (alaq), meaning "to cling" or "to adhere."

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: There are no direct corresponding Strong's Greek entries for the Hebrew word עֲלוּקָה, as the concept of a leech is not directly paralleled in the Greek New Testament. However, the idea of insatiable desire or greed can be related to Greek terms such as πλεονεξία (pleonexia • Strong's Greek 4124), which means "greediness" or "covetousness."

Usage: The word עֲלוּקָה appears in the Hebrew Bible in a metaphorical context, illustrating insatiable greed or desire.

Context: The Hebrew word עֲלוּקָה (aluqah) is found in the Old Testament in Proverbs 30:15. In this passage, the leech is used metaphorically to describe insatiable greed. The verse states, "The leech has two daughters: Give and Give. There are three things that are never satisfied, four that never say, 'Enough!'" (BSB). The leech, known for its blood-sucking nature, symbolizes an unquenchable appetite, reflecting the human tendency towards endless desire and consumption. This imagery serves as a moral lesson on the dangers of unchecked greed and the importance of contentment. The leech's behavior of clinging and drawing sustenance from its host without satiation is a vivid illustration of the destructive nature of avarice.

Forms and Transliterations
לַֽעֲלוּקָ֨ה ׀ לעלוקה la‘ălūqāh la·‘ă·lū·qāh laaluKah
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Englishman's Concordance
Proverbs 30:15
HEB: לַֽעֲלוּקָ֨ה ׀ שְׁתֵּ֥י בָנוֹת֮
NAS: The leech has two daughters,
KJV: The horseleach hath two daughters,
INT: the leech has two daughters

1 Occurrence

Strong's Hebrew 5936
1 Occurrence


la·‘ă·lū·qāh — 1 Occ.















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