What does שַׁחַל mean in the Bible?
שַׁחַל is a Hebrew word meaning "a lion (from his characteristic roar)".
Hebrew · H7826
שַׁחַל
A lion (from his characteristic roar)
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שַׁחַל H7826
What does שַׁחַל mean in the Bible?
שַׁחַל is a Hebrew word meaning "a lion (from his characteristic roar)".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H7826?
The BSB source-word alignment has 7 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include A lion (2), am like a lion (1), and the fierce lion (1), like a lion (1), lion (1).
Where does שַׁחַל appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Job 4:10. Its strongest book concentrations include Job (3), Hosea (2), Proverbs (1), Psalms (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 A lion 2× Proverbs 26:13, Hosea 13:7
am like a lion 1× Hosea 5:14
and the fierce lion 1× Job 4:10
like a lion 1× Job 10:16
lion 1× Job 28:8
the lion 1× Psalms 91:13
Show sample aligned rows
Job 4:10 שָׁ֑חַל to and the fierce lion Noun - masculine singular Job 10:16 כַּשַּׁ֣חַל to like a lion Preposition-k, Article | Noun - masculine singular Job 28:8 שָֽׁחַל׃ to lion Noun - masculine singular Psalms 91:13 שַׁ֣חַל to the lion Noun - masculine singular Proverbs 26:13 שַׁ֣חַל to A lion Noun - masculine singular Hosea 5:14 כַשַּׁ֙חַל֙ to am like a lion Preposition-k, Article | Noun - masculine singular Hosea 13:7 שָׁ֑חַל to a lion Noun - masculine singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Job 4:10
Aligned rows 7
Books represented 4
Job 3 Psalms 1 Proverbs 1 Hosea 2
Source forms
שַׁ֣חַל 2x ša·ḥal Psalms 91:13, Proverbs 26:13
שָׁ֑חַל 2x šā·ḥal Job 4:10, Hosea 13:7
כַשַּׁ֙חַל֙ 1x ḵaš·ša·ḥal Hosea 5:14
כַּשַּׁ֣חַל 1x kaš·ša·ḥal Job 10:16
שָֽׁחַל׃ 1x šā·ḥal Job 28:8
Parsing patterns
Noun - masculine singular 5x Job 4:10, Job 28:8, Psalms 91:13, Proverbs 26:13
Preposition-k, Article | Noun - masculine singular 2x Job 10:16, Hosea 5:14
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. a lion (from his characteristic roar)
Source Gloss
a lion (from his characteristic roar)
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
a lion (from his characteristic roar) BDB: lion Usage: (fierce) lion.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
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