Shu'al (שועל) means fox in Hebrew.
It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
fox
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives 3 meanings for Shu'al.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1בעל חיים ממשפחת הכלביים, אשר חוטמו ארוך ומחודד. התכונה המיוחסת לו בספרות המשלים היא העורמה.
וַיֵּלֶךְ שִׁמְשׁוֹן, וַיִּלְכֹּד שְׁלֹשׁ-מֵאוֹת שׁוּעָלִים...
- 2בהשאלהאדם ערמומי ופיקח
- 3שם פרטי לזכר
וּבַחֲצַר שׁוּעָל וּבִבְאֵר שֶׁבַע וּבְנֹתֶיהָ.
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Shu'al is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- שׁוּעָל
- Written without vowel points
- שועל
- Said
- shu'al
- Plural
- שׁוּעָלִים
- Inflections
- ר' שׁוּעָלִים; שׁוּעַל־, ר' שׁוּעֲלֵי־
- Gematria
- 406
This is how Shu'al is said in other languages.
- English
- fox
- Arabic
- ثَعْلَب
- Russian
- лис
- French
- renard
- Spanish
- zorro
- German
- Fuchs
- Yiddish
- פוקס
These words mean nearly the same as Shu'al.
These words rhyme with Shu'al.
The word Shu'al is part of these phrases and sayings.
- משלי שועלים
- ענבי שועל
- ראש לשועלים
- שיבולת שועל
- שועל רקון
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These words come before and after Shu'al in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Shu'al.
What does Shu'al (שועל) mean in Hebrew?
Shu'al (שועל) means fox. It is said shu'al, with the stress on al.
What is a synonym for Shu'al (שועל)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Shu'al (שועל) are תחמן.
What rhymes with Shu'al (שועל)?
Words that rhyme with Shu'al (שועל) include מאכל, קל, על, חלל, חשמל, and פעל.
Is Shu'al (שועל) masculine or feminine?
The word Shu'al (שועל) is a masculine noun, and its plural is שׁוּעָלִים.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry שועל of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.