שועל

Hebrew

Etymology

Root
שׁ־ע־ל (sh-ʿ-l)
2 terms

From Proto-Semitic *ṯaʕlab- (“fox”). Cognate with Akkadian 𒈜𒀀 (šēlebum) and Arabic ثَعْلَب (ṯaʕlab). Compare also Yemeni Arabic ثَعَلْ.

Pronunciation

Noun

שׁוּעָל • (shu'ál) m (plural indefinite שׁוּעָלִים, singular construct שׁוּעַל־, plural construct שׁוּעֲלֵי־, feminine counterpart שׁוּעָלָה)

  1. (zoology, in particular) fox (the red fox, a small carnivore (Vulpes vulpes), related to dogs and wolves, with red or silver fur)
    • Tanach, Judges 15:4, with translation of the Jewish Publication Society:
      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 a torch in the midst between every two tails.

Declension

Declension of שׁוּעָל
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
Number: State: form Person: singular plural
m f m f
singular indefinite שׁוּעָל first שׁוּעָלִי שׁוּעָלֵנוּ
definite הַשּׁוּעָל second שׁוּעָלְךָ שׁוּעָלֵךְ שׁוּעַלְכֶם שׁוּעַלְכֶן
construct שׁוּעַל־ third שׁוּעָלוֹ שׁוּעָלָהּ שׁוּעָלָם שׁוּעָלָן
plural indefinite שׁוּעָלִים first שועליי / שׁוּעָלַי שׁוּעָלֵינוּ
definite הַשּׁוּעָלִים second שׁוּעָלֶיךָ שועלייך / שׁוּעָלַיִךְ שׁוּעֲלֵיכֶם שׁוּעֲלֵיכֶן
construct שׁוּעֲלֵי־ third שׁוּעָלָיו שׁוּעָלֶיהָ שׁוּעֲלֵיהֶם שׁוּעֲלֵיהֶן

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