Jackal, fox

H7776
Hebrew
UBS
שׁוּעָל
shûwʻâlshoo-awl'
Noun Masculine

Definition

= animal that looks like a longhaired dog with a pointed nose and a bushy tail; either reddish with white underparts (fox) or yellowish brown with red tips to the fur on the back (jackal); scavenger; ≈ associated with destruction and devastation, and also with being insignificant but self-important

Semantic Domains

Wild Animals
Names of Locations
Names of People

Etymology

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

KJV Translations

fox

Occurrences6
Frequency Rank#2919

Verse Usage

This word appears 6 times in the Bible. Verse examples coming soon.