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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 — 2024 Institute for Biblical Content. Biblical Hebrew for linguists: a multilingual analytical biblical Hebrew lexicon.
Implemented as part of the research project at the ENS by M.Seveleu-Dubrovnik, PhD.
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