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# horseleech

noun

«horseleech» in the English dictionary: in Jewish tradition — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## In Jewish tradition

Interpretation: In Proverbs the leech's two daughters crying "Give, give" show greed that is never satisfied. Tradition reads it as a warning about endless wanting.

### Meaning

A large leech, a worm-like creature that sucks blood. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/H/horseleech/#m1)

### Examples

- The horseleech hath two daughters: 'Give, give.' There are three things that are never satisfied, yea, four that say not: 'Enough': (Writings PRO.30.15, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/H/horseleech/#x1)

### Note

A record of the Judaism dictionary, written from the corpus.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «horseleech» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/H/horseleech/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«horseleech» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/horseleech.html) on Mova free.