שׁוּעָל H7776

H7776 is the Hebrew word שׁוּעָל, transliterated shûwʻâl and said shoo-awl'. The King James Version most often renders it foxes.

Word: שׁוּעָלTransliteration: shûwʻâlSaid: shoo-awl'Language: HebrewIn the KJV: 5 verses

What it means

a jackal (as a burrower).

or שֻׁעָל; from the same as H8168 (שֹׁעַל).

Across 6 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.

foxes 4×if a fox 1×like the foxes 1×

Strong's own list of renderings: fox.

All 5 verses, quoted in full.

And Samson went and caught three hundred foxes, and took firebrands, and turned tail to tail, and put a firebrand in the midst between two tails.

Now Tobiah the Ammonite was by him, and he said, Even that which they build, if a fox go up, he shall even break down their stone wall.

Take us the foxes, the little foxes, that spoil the vines: for our vines have tender grapes.

Because of the mountain of Zion, which is desolate, the foxes walk upon it.

O Israel, thy prophets are like the foxes in the deserts.

What does Strong's H7776 mean?

H7776 is the Hebrew word שׁוּעָל (shûwʻâl), meaning a jackal (as a burrower).

How is H7776 translated in the King James Version?

The King James translators rendered it foxes (4 times), if a fox (1 time), like the foxes (1 time).

How many times does H7776 appear in the Bible?

שׁוּעָל (shûwʻâl) is tagged in 5 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.

Where does H7776 come from?

Strong's gives its derivation as: or שֻׁעָל; from the same as H8168 (שֹׁעַל).