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Bible Lexicons

Old Testament Hebrew Lexical DictionaryHebrew Lexicon

Strong's #3218 - יֶלֶק

Transliteration

yeleq

Phonetics

yeh'-lek

Origin

from an unused root meaning to lick up

Parts of Speech

masculine noun

TWOT

870a

Definition

Brown-Driver-Briggs
Strong

Brown-Driver-Briggs' Definition

young locust (early stage of development)
1. caterpillar (as devouring)

Greek Equivalent Words:

Strong #: 200 ‑ ἀκρίς (ak‑rece');

Frequency Lists

Book
Word

Verse Results

ASV (9)

Psalms 1

Jeremiah 2

Joel 3

Nahum 3

BSB (9)

Psalms 1

Jeremiah 2

Joel 3

Nahum 3

CSB (8)

Psalms 1

Jeremiah 2

Joel 3

Nahum 3

ESV (9)

Psalms 1

Jeremiah 2

Joel 3

Nahum 3

KJV (9)

Psalms 1

Jeremiah 2

Joel 3

Nahum 3

LEB (9)

Psalms 1

Jeremiah 2

Joel 3

Nahum 3

LSB (15)

Psalms 2

Jeremiah 2

Joel 6

Nahum 5

N95 (13)

Jeremiah 2

Joel 6

Nahum 5

NAS (16)

Psalms 2

Jeremiah 2

Joel 6

Nahum 5

NLT (0)

The World English Bible
did not use
this Strong's Number

WEB (9)

Psalms 1

Jeremiah 2

Joel 3

Nahum 3

ASV (9)

and that which the canker-worm 1

and the grasshopper 1

as the canker-worm 1

as with the canker-worm 1

canker-worm 1

hath the canker-worm 1

the canker-worm 2

thee like the canker-worm 1

BSB (9)

and what the young locust 1

like a young locust 1

like locusts 1

like the young locust 1

locusts 1

the young locust 3

young locusts 1

CSB (8)

as with locusts 1

like the young locust 2

locust 3

locusts 1

the young locust 1

ESV (9)

cankerworm 1

hopping locust 1

locust 3

locust has 1

locusts 2

young locusts 1

KJV (9)

cankerworm 6

caterpillers 3

LEB (9)

and what the hopping locust 1

and young locusts 1

creeping locusts 1

like the creeping locusts 1

like the locust 2

the hopper 1

the hopping locust 1

you like the locust 1

LSB (15)

creeping 6

locust 6

locusts 3

N95 (13)

creeping 5

locust 6

locusts 2

NAS (16)

creeping 7

locust 6

locusts 3

NLT (0)

The World English Bible
did not use
this Strong's Number

WEB (9)

and the grasshoppers 1

as with the canker worm 1

canker worm 1

like grasshoppers 1

the grasshopper 2

the great locust 1

what the grasshopper 1

you like the grasshopper 1

Ancient Hebrew Lexicon Definitions

1249) q k (כק KQ) AC: ? CO: ? AB: ?

L) q k i (יכק YKQ) AC: ? CO: Caterpillar AB: ?

N^m ) q k i (יכק YKQ) - Caterpil |kjv: cankerworm, caterpillar - Strongs: H3218 (יֶלֶק)

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.

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