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Lexicon :: Strong's H3218 - yeleq

Strong's

Red Letter

יֶלֶק

Transliteration

yeleq

Pronunciation

yeh'-lek

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Part of Speech

masculine noun

Root Word (Etymology)

From an unused root meaning to lick up

Dictionary Aids

TWOT Reference: 870a

Variant Spellings

The following spelling is supported by Strongs and Gesenius: ילק.

Strong's Info

Strong’s Definitions

יֶלֶק yeleq, yeh'-lek; from an unused root meaning to lick up; a devourer; specifically, the young locust:—cankerworm, caterpillar.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 9x

The KJV translates Strong's H3218 in the following manner: cankerworm (6x), caterpillar (3x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 9x

The KJV translates Strong's H3218 in the following manner: cankerworm (6x), caterpillar (3x).

Outline of Biblical Usage [?]

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

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)

יֶלֶק yeleq, yeh'-lek; from an unused root meaning to lick up; a devourer; specifically, the young locust:—cankerworm, caterpillar.

Brown-Driver-Briggs Lexicon [?] (Jump to Scripture Index)

STRONGS H3218: Abbreviations

† יֶ֫לֶק noun masculine^{Nahum 3:16} a kind of locust, absolute יֶלֶק Nahum 3:16 + 5 times; יָ֑לֶק Joel 1:4 + 2 times; — 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 3:15a (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.

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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Psalms

105:34

Jeremiah

51:14; 51:27

Joel

1:4; 1:4; 2:25

Nahum

3:15; 3:15; 3:16; 3:16; 3:16

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Concordance Results Shown Using the LXX

Strong's Number H3218 matches the Hebrew יֶלֶק (yeleq),
which occurs 9 times in 7 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 105:34

Psa 105:34 - (LXX 104:34)εἶπεν καὶ ἦλθεν ἀκρὶς καὶ βροῦχος οὗ οὐκ ἦν ἀριθμός

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 51:14

Jer 51:14 - (LXX 28:14)ὅτι ὤμοσεν κύριος κατὰ τοῦ βραχίονος αὐτοῦ διότι πληρώσω σε ἀνθρώπων ὡσεὶ ἀκρίδων καὶ φθέγξονται ἐπὶ σὲ οἱ καταβαίνοντες

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Jer 51:27 - (LXX 28:27)ἄρατε σημεῖον ἐπὶ τῆς γῆς σαλπίσατε ἐν ἔθνεσιν σάλπιγγι ἁγιάσατε ἐπ᾽ αὐτὴν ἔθνη παραγγείλατε ἐπ᾽ αὐτὴν βασιλείαις Αραρατ παρ᾽ ἐμοῦ καὶ τοῖς Ασχαναζαίοις ἐπιστήσατε ἐπ᾽ αὐτὴν βελοστάσεις ἀναβιβάσατε ἐπ᾽ αὐτὴν ἵππον ὡς ἀκρίδων πλῆθος

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Joe 1:4 - τὰ κατάλοιπα τῆς κάμπης κατέφαγεν ἡ ἀκρίς καὶ τὰ κατάλοιπα τῆς ἀκρίδος κατέφαγεν ὁ βροῦχος καὶ τὰ κατάλοιπα τοῦ βρούχου κατέφαγεν ἡ ἐρυσίβη

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Joe 2:25 - καὶ ἀνταποδώσω ὑμῖν ἀντὶ τῶν ἐτῶν ὧν κατέφαγεν ἡ ἀκρὶς καὶ ὁ βροῦχος καὶ ἡ ἐρυσίβη καὶ ἡ κάμπη ἡ δύναμίς μου ἡ μεγάλη ἣν ἐξαπέστειλα εἰς ὑμᾶς

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Unchecked Copy Box Nah 3:15

Nah 3:15 - (LXX 3:15)ἐκεῖ καταφάγεταί σε πῦρ ἐξολεθρεύσει σε ῥομφαία καταφάγεταί σε ὡς ἀκρίς καὶ βαρυνθήσῃ ὡς βροῦχος

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Unchecked Copy Box Nah 3:16

Nah 3:16 - (LXX 3:16)ἐπλήθυνας τὰς ἐμπορίας σου ὑπὲρ τὰ ἄστρα τοῦ οὐρανοῦ βροῦχος ὥρμησεν καὶ ἐξεπετάσθη

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