Hazar-shual — the meaning of the Hebrew name חֲצַר שׁוּעָל

חֲצַר שׁוּעָל

Chătsar Shûwʻâl · pronounced khats-ar' shoo-awl' · Strong's H2705 · a place

Hazar-shual means village of (the) fox.

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חָצֵר châtsêr (from, H2691) — (masculine and feminine) open in the lexicon ›

שׁוּעָל shûwʻâl (and, H7776) — a jackal (as a burrower) open in the lexicon ›

from H2691 and H7776; village of (the) fox; Chatsar-Shual, a place in Palestine.

Josh 15:28 And Hazar–shual, and Beer–sheba, and Bizjothjah, (KJV)

4 occurrences in 4 verses — Joshua, 1 Chronicles, Nehemiah

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Definitions from Strong's Hebrew Lexicon (public domain); occurrences from the Westminster Leningrad Codex via Hebrew Explorer's interlinear.

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