ื™ึถืœึถืง
Transliteration
yeleq
Pronunciation
yeh'-lek
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: ื™ืœืง.

Strongโ€™s Definitions

ื™ึถืœึถืง yeleq, yeh'-lek; from an unused root meaning to lick up; a devourer; specifically, the young locust:โ€”cankerworm, caterpillar.

KJV Translation Count โ€” Total: 9x

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

KJV Translation Count โ€” Total: 9x
The KJV translates Strong's H3218 in the following manner: cankerworm (6x), caterpillar (3x).

  1. young locust (early stage of development)

    1. caterpillar (as devouring)

Strongโ€™s Definitions [?](Strongโ€™s Definitions Legend)
ื™ึถืœึถืง yeleq, yeh'-lek; from an unused root meaning to lick up; a devourer; specifically, the young locust:โ€”cankerworm, caterpillar.
STRONGS H3218: Abbreviations
โ€  ื™ึถึซืœึถืง noun masculineNahum 3:16 a kind of locust, absolute ื™ึถืœึถืง Nahum 3:16 + 5 times; ื™ึธึ‘ืœึถืง Joel 1:4 + 2 times; โ€” always collective:
a. as devouring || ื’ึผึธื–ึธื, ืึทืจึฐื‘ึผึถื”, ื—ึธืกึดื™ืœ, Joel 1:4 (twice in verse); Joel 2:25; || ืึทืจึฐื‘ึผึถื” 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 (ื™ึถืœึถืง ืกึธืžึธืจ).
c. in simile of scattering and disappearing Nahum 3:16.
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References

Psalms

Psalms 105:34

Jeremiah

Jeremiah 51:14; Jeremiah 51:27

Joel

Joel 1:4; Joel 1:4; Joel 2:25

Nahum

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