- Original: עלוּקה - Transliteration: `aluwqah - Phonetic: al-oo-kaw' - Definition: 1. leech - Origin: pass part of an unused root meaning to suck - TWOT entry: 1636a - Part(s) of speech: Noun Feminine - Strong's: Feminine passive participle of an unused root meaning to suck; the leech: - horse-leech. Total KJV Occurrences: 1 • horseleach, 1 Proverbs 30:15