1) young locust (early stage of development) 1a) caterpillar (as devouring)
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H3218 — יֶ֫לֶק
ye.leq · locust · Hebrew/Aramaic
5 tagged verse occurrences
Psalm 105:34 · וְ֝יֶ֗לֶקHe spoke, and the locusts came—young locusts without number.Jeremiah 51:14 · כַּיֶּ֔לֶקThe LORD of Hosts has sworn by Himself: “Surely I will fill you up with men as with locusts, and they will shout in triumph over you.”Jeremiah 51:27 · כְּיֶ֥לֶק“Raise a banner in the land! Blow the ram’s horn among the nations! Prepare the nations against her. Summon the kingdoms against her—Ararat, Minni, and Ashkenaz. Appoint a captain against her; bring up horses like swarming locusts.Nahum 3:15 · כַּיָּ֑לֶק · כַּיֶּ֔לֶקThere the fire will devour you; the sword will cut you down and consume you like a young locust. Make yourself many like the young locust; make yourself many like the swarming locust!Nahum 3:16 · יֶ֥לֶקYou have multiplied your merchants more than the stars of the sky. The young locust strips the land and flies away.