שׁוּל
shul
“hem”
Definition
a skirt; by implication, a bottom edge
from an unused root meaning to hang down;
- skirt (of robe) 1a) of high priest's robe 1b) of God's train, city as woman, ignominy, defilement (fig)
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word, saying, account
Grammar & Morphology
Noun (Masculine)
H:N-M
H:N-M
Occurrences
שׁוּל appears 10 times in the Old Testament.
Distribution by Book
Key Passages
Make pomegranates of blue, purple, and scarlet yarn all the way around the lower hem, with gold bells between them,
They made pomegranates of blue, purple, and scarlet yarn and finely spun linen on the lower hem of the robe.
alternating the bells and pomegranates around the lower hem of the robe to be worn for ministry, just as the LORD had commanded Moses.
And if you ask yourself,“Why has this happened to me?”It is because of the magnitude of your iniquitythat your skirts have been stripped offand your body has been exposed.
Her uncleanness stains her skirts;she did not consider her end.Her downfall was astounding;there was no one to comfort her.Look, O LORD, on my affliction,for the enemy has triumphed!
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