שַׁחַל
šaḥal
lion
Strong's H7826NounHebrewTWOT 2363a

שַׁחַל (šaḥal) is a Hebrew noun meaning lion. It appears 7 times in 4 books of the Hebrew Bible (Strong's H7826).

Same Hebrew root (TWOT 2363a)

Range of meaning (TWOT 2363a)lion
Full entry: Brown-Driver-Briggs and Strong's

שַׁ֫חַל noun, masculine: lion

lion (poetic)

Strong's H7826 שַׁחַל: a lion (from his characteristic roar)
KJV:(fierce) lion.

Meanings: Brown-Driver-Briggs (1906) and Strong's Hebrew Dictionary (1890), public domain, via the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible Project (CC BY 4.0). TWOT numbers for reference only.

Root family 2363: שׁחל šḥl — Root of: שַׁ֫חַל lion; שְׁחֵ֫לֶת scale

See it in Scripture

Job 4:10Psalms 91:13Proverbs 26:13

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