Hebrew word

yeleq

yeh'-lek

יֶלֶק

What it means

a devourer

a devourer; specifically, the young locust

Where it comes from

from an unused root meaning to lick up

How the King James translates it

cankerworm6
caterpillers2

Every place it appears 8

Psalms105:34

Jeremiah51:14

Joel1:4 2:25

Nahum3:15 3:16

yeleq — Hebrew word meaning “a devourer”