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HebrewH7826Noun (Masculine)

שַׁ֫חַל

sha.chal

7Occurrences
H7826Strong's #
Noun (Masculine)Part of Speech

Definition

Quick Definition(Strong's Concordance)

a lion (from his characteristic roar)

from an unused root probably meaning to roar;

Full Lexicon Entry(Abbott-Smith)
  1. lion 1a) of Jehovah, wicked men (fig)

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Grammar & Morphology

Part of Speech

Noun (Masculine)

Morphology Code

H:N-M

Full Description

H:N-M

Occurrences

שַׁ֫חַל appears 7 times in the Old Testament.

Distribution by Book

Job
3
Hosea
2
Proverbs
1
Psalms
1

Key Passages

Hosea 13:7BSB

So like a lion I will pounce on them;like a leopard I will lurk by the path.

Hosea 5:14BSB

For I am like a lion to Ephraimand like a young lion to the house of Judah.I, even I, will tear them to piecesand then go away.I will carry them offwhere no one can rescue them.

Job 10:16BSB

Should I hold my head high,You would hunt me like a lion,and again display Your power against me.

Job 28:8BSB

Proud beasts have never trodden it;no lion has ever prowled over it.

Job 4:10BSB

The lion may roar, and the fierce lion may growl,yet the teeth of the young lions are broken.

Lexicon data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge) under CC BY 4.0 license.