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Horse-leech

Smith's Bible Dictionary

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Horse-leech. (Hebrew, 'alukah). Occurs once only, namely, Proverbs 30:16. There is little doubt that 'alukah, denotes some species of leech, or rather is the generic term for any blood-sucking annelid.

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Smith, William, Dr. Entry for 'Horse-leech'. Smith's Bible Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​sbd/​h/horse-leech.html. 1901.
 
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