יֶלֶק (yeleq) is
a Hebrew noun
meaning locust. It appears
9 times
in 4 books of the Hebrew Bible
(Strong's H3218).
Same Hebrew root (TWOT 870a)
Range of meaning (TWOT 870a)locust; devourer, young locust; cankerworm, caterpillar
Full entry: Brown-Driver-Briggs and Strong's
יֶ֫לֶקnoun, masculine: locust
a kind of locust
Strong's H3218יֶלֶק: a devourer; specifically, the young locust KJV:cankerworm, caterpillar.
Meanings: Brown-Driver-Briggs (1906) and Strong's Hebrew Dictionary (1890), public domain, via the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible Project (CC BY 4.0). TWOT numbers for reference only.