Mentioned in Pr. 30:15, it is a large species, common in Israel ("Haemopsis sanguisuga"). The Arabs give it the name "'alakah" because it sticks to meat.
His insatiable greed is well known; A medium-sized leech consumes about 16 g. of blood. In the East there are various species of these animals that infest ponds and calm waters.
When they are still small, they enter the mouths of people and animals that drink this water; fixing on the throat, they cause hemorrhages that are sometimes very dangerous.
Meaning of LEECH
Mentioned in Pr. 30:15, it is a large species, common in Israel ("Haemopsis sanguisuga"). The Arabs give it the name "'alakah" because it sticks to meat.
