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Bible Lexicons
Old Testament Hebrew Lexical Dictionary Hebrew Lexicon
Strong's #3218 - יֶלֶק
Transliteration
yeleq
Phonetics
yeh'-lek
Root Word (Etymology)
from an unused root meaning to lick up
Parts of Speech
Noun Masculine
TWOT
870a
Definition
- Brown-Driver-Briggs
- Strong
Brown-Driver-Briggs'
1) young locust (early stage of development)
1a) caterpillar (as devouring)
Greek Equivalent Words:
Frequency Lists
- Book
- Word
Verse Results
KJV (9)
Psalms
1
Jeremiah
2
Joel
3
Nahum
3
NAS (15)
Psalms
2
Jeremiah
2
Joel
6
Nahum
5
HCS (9)
Psalms
1
Jeremiah
2
Joel
3
Nahum
3
BSB (9)
Psalms
1
Jeremiah
2
Joel
3
Nahum
3
ESV (8)
Psalms
1
Jeremiah
2
Joel
2
Nahum
3
WEB (9)
Psalms
1
Jeremiah
2
Joel
3
Nahum
3
Ancient Hebrew Lexicon Definitions
Brown-Driver-Briggs Expanded Definition
יֶ֫לֶק noun masculine Nahum 3:16 a kind of locust, absolute יֶלֶק Nahum 3:16 5t.; יָ֑לֶק Joel 1:4 2t.; — always collective:
a. as devouring "" גָּזָם, אַרְבֶּה, חָסִיל, Joel 1:4 (twice in verse); Joel 2:25; "" אַרְבֶּה Psalm 105:34 (of Egyptian plague), compare Nahum 3:15 a (but strike out We).
b. in simile of multitude of men Nahum 3:15b Jeremiah 51:14; of horses Jeremiah 51:27 (יֶלֶק סָמָר).
c. in simile of scattering and disappearing Nahum 3:16.
יַלְקוּט see לקט.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.All rights reserved. Used by permission. BibleSoft.com
Gesenius' Hebrew and Chaldee Definition
יֶלֶק m. a species of locust, with wings (Nahum 3:16) and hairy (Jeremiah 51:27), Psalms 105:34; Joel 1:4, 2:25 see Bochart, Hieroz. P. ii. p. 443.
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List of Word Forms
הַיֶּ֔לֶק הַיֶּ֖לֶק הַיָּ֑לֶק הילק וְ֝יֶ֗לֶק וילק יֶ֥לֶק ילק כְּיֶ֥לֶק כַּיֶּ֔לֶק כַּיָּ֑לֶק כילק haiYalek haiYelek hay·yā·leq hay·ye·leq hayyāleq hayyeleq kaiYalek kaiYelek kay·yā·leq kay·ye·leq kayyāleq kayyeleq kə·ye·leq keYelek kəyeleq veYelek wə·ye·leq wəyeleq ye·leq Yelek yeleq
