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In the Bible, foxes are often used metaphorically to describe sly or destructive behavior. The term is used both literally, to describe the animal, and figuratively, to convey characteristics associated with foxes.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>In ancient Israel, foxes were common in the countryside and were known for their cunning nature. They were often seen as nuisances, as they could destroy vineyards and crops. The imagery of foxes in the Bible often carries negative connotations, symbolizing deceit, destruction, and cunning. In the agrarian society of ancient Israel, the presence of foxes would have been a familiar and unwelcome challenge for farmers and vineyard keepers.<div class="vheading2">NAS Exhaustive Concordance</div><span class="hdg">Word Origin</span><br>from an unused word<br><span class="hdg">Definition</span><br>fox, perhaps jackal<br><span class="hdg">NASB Translation</span><br>fox (1), foxes (6).<p><div align="center"><span class="smalltext"><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/nasec.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe></span></div><div class="vheading2">Brown-Driver-Briggs</div> I. <font class="hebrew2">שׁוּעָל</font> <font size="+1" color="#552200"><b>noun masculine</b></font><sup>Song of Solomon 2:15</sup> <font size="+1"><b>fox</b></font>, perhaps also <font size="+1"><b>jackal</b></font>; — absolute <font class="hebrew2">׳</font><font class="hebrew2">שׁ</font> <a href="/interlinear/nehemiah/3-25.htm">Nehemiah 3:25</a>; plural <font class="hebrew2">שׁוּעָלִים</font> <a href="/interlinear/judges/15-4.htm">Judges 15:4</a> +, <font class="hebrew2">׳</font><font class="hebrew2">שֻׁ</font> <a href="/interlinear/ezekiel/13-4.htm">Ezekiel 13:4</a>; <a href="/interlinear/songs/2-15.htm">Songs 2:15</a> b; — <em>fox</em> (probably) <a href="/interlinear/nehemiah/3-25.htm">Nehemiah 3:25</a>; <a href="/interlinear/songs/2-15.htm">Songs 2:15</a> (twice in verse); perhaps (from large number) <em>jackal</em> <a href="/interlinear/judges/15-4.htm">Judges 15:4</a>; as haunting ruins <a href="/interlinear/ezekiel/13-4.htm">Ezekiel 13:4</a>; <a href="/interlinear/lamentations/5-18.htm">Lamentations 5:18</a>; eating offal <a href="/interlinear/psalms/63-11.htm">Psalm 63:11</a>. <br><br><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/bsoft2.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe><div class="vheading2">Strong's Exhaustive Concordance</div>fox <p>Or shunal {shoo-awl'}; from the same as <a href="/hebrew/8168.htm">sho'al</a>; a jackal (as a burrower) -- fox. <p>see HEBREW <a href="/hebrew/8168.htm">sho'al</a> <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>כְּשֻׁעָלִ֖ים כשעלים שֻׁעָלִ֣ים שֽׁוּעָלִ֔ים שֽׁוּעָלִ֥ים שׁוּעָ֔ל שׁוּעָלִ֑ים שׁוּעָלִ֖ים שועל שועלים שעלים kə·šu·‘ā·lîm keshuaLim kəšu‘ālîm shuAl shuaLim šū‘āl šu‘ālîm šū‘ālîm šu·‘ā·lîm šū·‘ā·lîm šū·‘āl<div class="vheading2">Links</div><a href="/interlinear/matthew/1-1.htm">Interlinear Greek</a> • <a href="/interlinear/genesis/1-1.htm">Interlinear Hebrew</a> • <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's Numbers</a> • <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Englishman's Greek Concordance</a> • <a href="/englishmans_hebrew.htm">Englishman's Hebrew Concordance</a> • <a href="/texts/matthew/1-1.htm">Parallel Texts</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><div class="vheading">Englishman's Concordance</div><b><a href="/text/judges/15-4.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Judges 15:4</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/judges/15.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">שְׁלֹשׁ־ מֵא֣וֹת <b> שׁוּעָלִ֑ים </b> וַיִּקַּ֣ח לַפִּדִ֗ים</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/judges/15.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> three hundred <span class="itali">foxes,</span> and took torches,<br><a href="/kjvs/judges/15.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> hundred <span class="itali">foxes,</span> and took<br><a href="/interlinear/judges/15-4.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> three hundred <span class="itali">foxes</span> and took torches<p><b><a href="/text/nehemiah/4-3.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Nehemiah 4:3</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/nehemiah/4.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">אִם־ יַעֲלֶ֣ה <b> שׁוּעָ֔ל </b> וּפָרַ֖ץ חוֹמַ֥ת</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/nehemiah/4.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> if <span class="itali">a fox</span> should jump<br><a href="/kjvs/nehemiah/4.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> Even that which they build, <span class="itali">if a fox</span> go up,<br><a href="/interlinear/nehemiah/4-3.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> should jump <span class="itali">A fox</span> break wall<p><b><a href="/text/psalms/63-10.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Psalm 63:10</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/psalms/63.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">חָ֑רֶב מְנָ֖ת <b> שֻׁעָלִ֣ים </b> יִהְיֽוּ׃ </span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/psalms/63.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> They will be a prey <span class="itali">for foxes.</span><br><a href="/kjvs/psalms/63.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> they shall be a portion <span class="itali">for foxes.</span><br><a href="/interlinear/psalms/63-10.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> of the sword prey <span class="itali">foxes</span> become<p><b><a href="/text/songs/2-15.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Songs 2:15</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/songs/2.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">אֶֽחֱזוּ־ לָ֙נוּ֙ <b> שֽׁוּעָלִ֔ים </b> שֽׁוּעָלִ֥ים קְטַנִּ֖ים</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/songs/2.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> Catch <span class="itali">the foxes</span> for us, The little<br><a href="/kjvs/songs/2.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> Take <span class="itali">us the foxes,</span> the little foxes,<br><a href="/interlinear/songs/2-15.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> Catch <span class="itali">the foxes</span> foxes the little<p><b><a href="/text/songs/2-15.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Songs 2:15</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/songs/2.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">לָ֙נוּ֙ שֽׁוּעָלִ֔ים <b> שֽׁוּעָלִ֥ים </b> קְטַנִּ֖ים מְחַבְּלִ֣ים</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/songs/2.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> for us, The little <span class="itali">foxes</span> that are ruining<br><a href="/kjvs/songs/2.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> the little <span class="itali">foxes,</span> that spoil<br><a href="/interlinear/songs/2-15.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> Catch the foxes <span class="itali">foxes</span> the little are ruining<p><b><a href="/text/lamentations/5-18.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Lamentations 5:18</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/lamentations/5.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">צִיּוֹן֙ שֶׁשָּׁמֵ֔ם <b> שׁוּעָלִ֖ים </b> הִלְּכוּ־ בֽוֹ׃</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/lamentations/5.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> lies desolate, <span class="itali">Foxes</span> prowl<br><a href="/kjvs/lamentations/5.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> which is desolate, <span class="itali">the foxes</span> walk<br><a href="/interlinear/lamentations/5-18.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> Zion lies <span class="itali">Foxes</span> prowl<p><b><a href="/text/ezekiel/13-4.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Ezekiel 13:4</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/ezekiel/13.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3"> <b> כְּשֻׁעָלִ֖ים </b> בָּחֳרָב֑וֹת נְבִיאֶ֥יךָ</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/ezekiel/13.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> have been <span class="itali">like foxes</span> among ruins.<br><a href="/kjvs/ezekiel/13.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> thy prophets <span class="itali">are like the foxes</span> in the deserts.<br><a href="/interlinear/ezekiel/13-4.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> <span class="itali">foxes</span> ruins your prophets<p><i><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7776.htm">7 Occurrences</a></i><br /><br /><b><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7776.htm">Strong's Hebrew 7776<br>7 Occurrences</a></b><br><br><a href="/hebrew/keshualim_7776.htm">kə·šu·‘ā·lîm — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/hebrew/shual_7776.htm">šū·‘āl — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/hebrew/shualim_7776.htm">šū·‘ā·lîm — 5 Occ.</a><br></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="mdd"><div 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