Strong's H3218

יֶלֶק

Transliteration

yeleq

Pronunciation

yeh'-lek

Definition

a devourer; specifically, the young locust

KJV usage

cankerworm, caterpillar.

Derivation

from an unused root meaning to lick up;

From Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (1890), Hebrew dictionary. Data: Open Scriptures, CC BY-SA.