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Hebrew · H7757

שׁוּל

A skirt ; by implication, a bottom edge

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שׁוּלH7757

What does שׁוּל mean in the Bible?

שׁוּל is a Hebrew word meaning "a skirt ; by implication, a bottom edge".

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Questions this entry answers

What does שׁוּל mean in the Bible?

שׁוּל is a Hebrew word meaning "a skirt ; by implication, a bottom edge".

How does the BSB render H7757?

The BSB source-word alignment has 11 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include {around} the lower hem (2), . . . (1), and the train of His robe (1), hem (1), stains her skirts (1).

Where does שׁוּל appear in Scripture?

The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Exodus 28:33. Its strongest book concentrations include Exodus (6), Jeremiah (2), Isaiah (1), Lamentations (1).

Source Word Evidence

BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.

How English Renders It
{around} the lower hem2×Exodus 28:34, Exodus 39:26
. . .1×Exodus 28:33
and the train of His robe1×Isaiah 6:1
hem1×Exodus 28:33
stains her skirts1×Lamentations 1:9
that your skirts1×Jeremiah 13:22
the hem1×Exodus 39:25
the lower hem1×Exodus 39:24
will pull your skirts1×Jeremiah 13:26
your skirts1×Nahum 3:5
Show sample aligned rows
Exodus 28:33שׁוּלָ֖יוto. . .Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singularExodus 28:33שׁוּלָ֗יוtohemNoun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singularExodus 28:34שׁוּלֵ֥יto{around} the lower hemNoun - masculine plural constructExodus 39:24שׁוּלֵ֣יtothe lower hemNoun - masculine plural constructExodus 39:25שׁוּלֵ֤יtothe hemNoun - masculine plural constructExodus 39:26שׁוּלֵ֥יto{around} the lower hemNoun - masculine plural constructIsaiah 6:1וְשׁוּלָ֖יוtoand the train of His robeConjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singularJeremiah 13:22שׁוּלַ֖יִךְtothat your skirtsNoun - masculine plural construct | second person feminine singularJeremiah 13:26שׁוּלַ֖יִךְtowill pull your skirtsNoun - masculine plural construct | second person feminine singularLamentations 1:9בְּשׁוּלֶ֗יהָtostains her skirtsPreposition-b | Noun - masculine plural construct | third person feminine singular
Usage map

A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.

First aligned rowExodus 28:33
Aligned rows11
Books represented5
Exodus6Isaiah1Jeremiah2Lamentations1Nahum1
Source forms
שׁוּלַ֖יִךְ3xšū·la·yiḵJeremiah 13:22, Jeremiah 13:26, Nahum 3:5
שׁוּלֵ֥י2xšū·lêExodus 28:34, Exodus 39:26
בְּשׁוּלֶ֗יהָ1xbə·šū·le·hāLamentations 1:9
וְשׁוּלָ֖יו1xwə·šū·lāwIsaiah 6:1
שׁוּלֵ֣י1xšū·lêExodus 39:24
שׁוּלֵ֤י1xšū·lêExodus 39:25
שׁוּלָ֖יו1xšū·lāwExodus 28:33
שׁוּלָ֗יו1xšū·lāwExodus 28:33
Parsing patterns
Noun - masculine plural construct4xExodus 28:34, Exodus 39:24, Exodus 39:25, Exodus 39:26
Noun - masculine plural construct | second person feminine singular3xJeremiah 13:22, Jeremiah 13:26, Nahum 3:5
Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singular2xExodus 28:33
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singular1xIsaiah 6:1
Preposition-b | Noun - masculine plural construct | third person feminine singular1xLamentations 1:9
Sources

MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain

Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0

Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0

STEPBible Data — CC BY 4.0

Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain

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