Shachal שַׁ֫חַל
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| שַׁ֫חַל | |
|---|---|
| Transliteration | shachal |
| Strong's number | H7826 |
| Language | Hebrew |
| Part of speech | masculine noun |
| Gloss | lion |
| Occurrences | 7 in 7 verses |
| Most frequent in | Job (3) |
Shachal (Hebrew שַׁ֫חַל, Strong's H7826) is a Hebrew masculine noun meaning “lion”. It occurs 7 times in 7 verses of the Old Testament.
Definition
1) lion
1a) of Jehovah, wicked men (fig)
1a) of Jehovah, wicked men (fig)
From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Hebrew (based on the abridged Brown-Driver-Briggs), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
Translated as
| KJV | lion (7) |
|---|---|
| BSB | lion (4), fierce lion (1), like a lion (1), am like a lion (1) |
Verses
Every verse with Shachal, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).
Job
- Job 4:10The roaring of the lion, and the voice of the fierce lion, and the teeth of the young lions, are broken.The lion may roar, and the fierce lion may growl, yet the teeth of the young lions are broken.
- Job 10:16For it increaseth. Thou huntest me as a fierce lion: and again thou shewest thyself marvellous upon me.Should I hold my head high, You would hunt me like a lion, and again display Your power against me.
- Job 28:8The lion’s whelps have not trodden it, nor the fierce lion passed by it.Proud beasts have never trodden it; no lion has ever prowled over it.
Psalms
- Psalm 91:13Thou shalt tread upon the lion and adder: the young lion and the dragon shalt thou trample under feet.You will tread on the lion and cobra; you will trample the young lion and serpent.
Proverbs
- Proverbs 26:13The slothful man saith, There is a lion in the way; a lion is in the streets.The slacker says, “A lion is in the road! A fierce lion roams the public square!”
Hosea
- Hosea 5:14For I will be unto Ephraim as a lion, and as a young lion to the house of Judah: I, even I, will tear and go away; I will take away, and none shall rescue him.For I am like a lion to Ephraim and like a young lion to the house of Judah. I, even I, will tear them to pieces and then go away. I will carry them off where no one can rescue them.
- Hosea 13:7Therefore I will be unto them as a lion: as a leopard by the way will I observe them:So like a lion I will pounce on them; like a leopard I will lurk by the path.
Notes
- Definition and verse list from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament (TAHOT) and Greek New Testament (TAGNT) and Brief Lexicons, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
- English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).