Proverbs 30:15:1Prov.30.15.W1TAB
לֽ͏ַעֲלוּקָ֨ה
laaluka
“the leech”
- Transliteration
- la-a-lu-KA
- Extended
- lah-ah-loo-KAA
- IPA
- /la.ʕăluːˈqaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- the leech
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Hateph Patach | reduced 'ah' | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Qof | q — deep k, uvular | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
la-a-lu-KA
- phraseyour reading level
la-a-lu-KA she-TEI va-NOT
- clause
la-a-lu-KA she-TEI va-NOT HAV HAV sha-LOSH HE-na LO tis-be-AN-na
- sentence
la-a-lu-KA she-TEI va-NOT HAV HAV sha-LOSH HE-na LO tis-be-AN-na ar-be-A LO-a-me-RU HON
Exegesis
The verse opens with laaluqah {לֽ͏ַעֲלוּקָ֨ה | laʿalûqâ} ‘the leech’, a feminine noun in the absolute state, followed by the construct phrase shtei banot {שְׁתֵּ֥י בָּנוֹת֮ | šəṯê bānôṯ} ‘two daughters’ personifying ongoing need.
Root and etymology
ʿ-l-qʿ l q
“to cling, to suck”
In context — Proverbs 30:15
The leech has two daughters calling “Give, give.” There are three who are never satisfied and four who have not said “Enough” .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 30:15:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Proverbs 30:15, so the Hebrew word לֽ͏ַעֲלוּקָ֨ה (laaluka) can be cited, linked and studied at exactly this position rather than somewhere in the verse. In the Biblical Knowledge Coordinate System the same position is written Prov.30.15.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.30.15.W1.S1) and character.