שועל
Hebrew edit
Etymology edit
| Root |
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| שׁ־ע־ל (š-ʿ-l) |
From Proto-Semitic *ṯaʕlab- (“fox”). Cognate with Akkadian 𒈜𒀀 (šēlebum) and Arabic ثَعْلَب (ṯaʕlab). Compare also Yemeni Arabic ثَعَلْ.
Noun edit
שׁוּעָל • (shuál) m (plural indefinite שׁוּעָלִים, singular construct שׁוּעַל־, plural construct שׁוּעֲלֵי־, feminine counterpart שׁוּעָלָה)
- fox (Vulpes or any of the species in the tribe Vulpini)
- Tanach, Judges 15:4, with translation of Robert Alter:
- וַיֵּלֶךְ שִׁמְשׁוֹן וַיִּלְכֹּד שְׁלֹשׁ מֵאוֹת שׁוּעָלִים וַיִּקַּח לַפִּדִים וַיֶּפֶן זָנָב אֶל זָנָב וַיָּשֶׂם לַפִּיד אֶחָד בֵּין שְׁנֵי הַזְּנָבוֹת בַּתָּוֶךְ
- And Samson went and caught three hundred foxes and took torches and turned tail to tail and put one torch between each two tails.
Derived terms edit
- שבולת שועל / שִׁבֹּלֶת שׁוּעָל (shibólet shu'ál)