What does שׁוּעָל mean in the Bible?
שׁוּעָל is a Hebrew word meaning "a jackal (as a burrower )".
Hebrew · H7776
שׁוּעָל
A jackal (as a burrower )
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שׁוּעָל H7776
What does שׁוּעָל mean in the Bible?
שׁוּעָל is a Hebrew word meaning "a jackal (as a burrower )".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H7776?
The BSB source-word alignment has 7 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include foxes (2), a fox (1), by foxes (1), for foxes (1), like foxes (1).
Where does שׁוּעָל appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Judges 15:4. Its strongest book concentrations include Song Of Solomon (2), Ezekiel (1), Judges (1), Lamentations (1).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It foxes 2× Judges 15:4, Song Of Solomon 2:15
a fox 1× Nehemiah 4:3
by foxes 1× Lamentations 5:18
for foxes 1× Psalms 63:10
like foxes 1× Ezekiel 13:4
the foxes 1× Song Of Solomon 2:15
Show sample aligned rows
Judges 15:4 שׁוּעָלִ֑ים to foxes Noun - masculine plural Nehemiah 4:3 שׁוּעָ֔ל to a fox Noun - masculine singular Psalms 63:10 שֻׁעָלִ֣ים to for foxes Noun - masculine plural Song Of Solomon 2:15 שֽׁוּעָלִ֔ים to the foxes Noun - masculine plural Song Of Solomon 2:15 שֽׁוּעָלִ֥ים to foxes Noun - masculine plural Lamentations 5:18 שׁוּעָלִ֖ים to by foxes Noun - masculine plural Ezekiel 13:4 כְּשֻׁעָלִ֖ים to like foxes Preposition-k | Noun - masculine plural
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Judges 15:4
Aligned rows 7
Books represented 6
Judges 1 Nehemiah 1 Psalms 1 Song Of Solomon 2 Lamentations 1 Ezekiel 1
Source forms
כְּשֻׁעָלִ֖ים 1x kə·šu·‘ā·lîm Ezekiel 13:4
שׁוּעָ֔ל 1x šū·‘āl Nehemiah 4:3
שׁוּעָלִ֑ים 1x šū·‘ā·lîm Judges 15:4
שֽׁוּעָלִ֔ים 1x šū·‘ā·lîm Song Of Solomon 2:15
שֽׁוּעָלִ֥ים 1x šū·‘ā·lîm Song Of Solomon 2:15
שׁוּעָלִ֖ים 1x šū·‘ā·lîm Lamentations 5:18
שֻׁעָלִ֣ים 1x šu·‘ā·lîm Psalms 63:10
Parsing patterns
Noun - masculine plural 5x Judges 15:4, Psalms 63:10, Song Of Solomon 2:15, Lamentations 5:18
Noun - masculine singular 1x Nehemiah 4:3
Preposition-k | Noun - masculine plural 1x Ezekiel 13:4
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. a jackal (as a burrower )
Source Gloss
a jackal (as a burrower )
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
a jackal (as a burrower) BDB: fox Usage: fox.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
שׁוּעָל is built from this root:
שֹׁעַל H8168
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain