Hebrew / Aramaic entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
| Strong's Number: | H7776 |
|---|---|
| Word: | שׁוּעָל שׁוּעָל |
| Part of Speech: | noun masc |
| Etymology: | from the same as H8168 |
| Language: | Hebrew |
| Occurrences: | 7 |
| Transliteration: | shuw`al |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | shoo-awl' (or shunal {shoo-awl'}) n-m. |
| Meaning: | 1. a jackal (as a burrower) |
| KJV Renderings: | fox. |
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I. שׁוּעָל noun masculine Song 2:15 fox, perhaps also jackal; — absolute ׳ שׁ Neh 3:25 plural שׁוּעָלִים Judg 15:4 +, ׳ שֻׁ Ezek 13:4; Song 2:15 b; — fox (probably) Neh 3:25; Song 2:15 (twice in verse); perhaps (from large number) jackal Judg 15:4 as haunting ruins Ezek 13:4; Lam 5:18 eating offal Ps 63:11.
Theological Wordbook of the Old Testament
R. Laird Harris, Gleason L. Archer, and Bruce K. Waltke
