גּוּאַלְקָא, (Arab. ḡuwâliḳ, Pers. ḡawâlakh = hippopera, Freytag s. v.) long pouch as a receptacle for grain, thrown over the shoulders or across an animal’s back, haversack. Taan. 23ᵇ הבו לי גוּאַלְקִי וכ׳ (Ar. … קא; Ms. M. 2 שקיל גולקא, v. Rabb. D. S. a. l. note 200) get me my haversack, and I shall go and buy &c.—Pl. גּוֹאַלְקָאן, גּוֹאַלְקֵי. Targ. Lam. V, 5.—Sabb. 154ᵇ, v. חֶבֶר (where Var. lect. are quoted). Succ. 20ᵇ חזו לגואלקי Ms. M. (ed. לגולקי) are fit for haversacks.