Aluka (עלוקה) means leech in Hebrew.
It is a feminine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
leech
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives 2 meanings for Aluka.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1בהשאלהאדם המתנהג כטפיל, המוצץ את דמם של אחרים וניזון ממנו; או אדם הנדבק ונטפל לאחרים.
- 2פיוטיכינוי לגיהינום.
The word Aluka is a feminine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- עֲלוּקָה
- Written without vowel points
- עלוקה
- Said
- aluka
- Root
- ע־ל־ק
- Pattern
- קְטוּלָה
- Plural
- עֲלוּקוֹת
- Inflections
- ר' עֲלוּקוֹת; עֲלוּקַת־
- Gematria
- 211
This is how Aluka is said in other languages.
- English
- leech
- Arabic
- عَلَقَة
- Russian
- пия́вка
- French
- sangsue
- Spanish
- sanguijuela, sanguja, hirudíneo
- German
- Blutegel, Egel
- Yiddish
- פּיאַווקע
These words mean nearly the same as Aluka.
- נימה
- קרצייהtick
- טפיל
- פרזיטparasite
- סחטן
- נודניקnagger
- נאג'ס
- מטרדnuisance
- טרדן
- אוכל חינם
- גיהנם
- תופת
- תופתה
- שאול
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
These words rhyme with Aluka.
The word Aluka is part of these phrases and sayings.
- מוקש עלוקה
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These words come before and after Aluka in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Aluka.
What does Aluka (עלוקה) mean in Hebrew?
Aluka (עלוקה) means leech. It is said aluka, with the stress on ka.
What is a synonym for Aluka (עלוקה)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Aluka (עלוקה) are נימה, קרצייה, טפיל, פרזיט, סחטן, and נודניק.
What rhymes with Aluka (עלוקה)?
Words that rhyme with Aluka (עלוקה) include קרקע, מכה, תשוקה, סוכה, מצוקה, and השקה.
Is Aluka (עלוקה) masculine or feminine?
The word Aluka (עלוקה) is a feminine noun, and its plural is עֲלוּקוֹת.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry עלוקה of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.