Английская Википедия:Alukah
Шаблон:Italic title Alukah (Hebrew: עֲלוּקָה ‘ălūqāh) is a feminine Hebrew word that means "horse-leech", a type of leech with many teeth that feeds on the throats of animals.[1] According to some biblical scholars, alukah can mean "blood-lusting monster" or vampireШаблон:Citation needed. Alukah is first referred to in Proverbs 30 of the Bible (Prov. 30:15).[2]
The most detailed description of the alukah appears in Sefer Chasidim, where the creature is understood to be a living human being, but can shape-change into a wolf.[3] It can fly (by releasing its long hair) and would eventually die if prevented from feeding on blood for a long enough time. Once dead, a vampire can be prevented from becoming a demon by being buried with its mouth stuffed with earth.[4]
The claim is that Solomon refers to a female demon named "Alukah" in a riddle that he tells in Proverbs Шаблон:Citation needed. The riddle involves Alukah's ability to curse a womb bearing seed. Historically, Alukah has been closely associated with Lilith or thought to be her direct descendant. The name Alukah may, additionally, merely be another title for Lilith.[5]
R. E. L. Masters describes the 'Alukah as "a Hebrew succubus and vampire derived from Babylonian demonology."[6]
References
Шаблон:Reflist Шаблон:Book of Proverbs
