Biblical Hebrew for Linguists

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ʿălūqā עֲלוּקָה ‘leech’ (Hebrew)

Etymology^?: feminine passive participle of an unused root meaning to suck

ʿălūqā n, f
1) leech

Mentioned in Proverbs 30:15

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2014 — 2026 Institute for Biblical Content. Biblical Hebrew for linguists: a multilingual analytical biblical Hebrew lexicon.
Editorial Lead of the English section: M. Hardy (ENS, IBC).
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