What does שׁוּל mean in the Bible?
שׁוּל is a Hebrew word meaning "a skirt ; by implication, a bottom edge".
Hebrew · H7757
שׁוּל
A skirt ; by implication, a bottom edge
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שׁוּל H7757
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
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 hem 2× Exodus 28:34, Exodus 39:26
. . . 1× Exodus 28:33
and the train of His robe 1× Isaiah 6:1
hem 1× Exodus 28:33
stains her skirts 1× Lamentations 1:9
that your skirts 1× Jeremiah 13:22
the hem 1× Exodus 39:25
the lower hem 1× Exodus 39:24
will pull your skirts 1× Jeremiah 13:26
your skirts 1× Nahum 3:5
Show sample aligned rows
Exodus 28:33 שׁוּלָ֖יו to . . . Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singular Exodus 28:33 שׁוּלָ֗יו to hem Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singular Exodus 28:34 שׁוּלֵ֥י to {around} the lower hem Noun - masculine plural construct Exodus 39:24 שׁוּלֵ֣י to the lower hem Noun - masculine plural construct Exodus 39:25 שׁוּלֵ֤י to the hem Noun - masculine plural construct Exodus 39:26 שׁוּלֵ֥י to {around} the lower hem Noun - masculine plural construct Isaiah 6:1 וְשׁוּלָ֖יו to and the train of His robe Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singular Jeremiah 13:22 שׁוּלַ֖יִךְ to that your skirts Noun - masculine plural construct | second person feminine singular Jeremiah 13:26 שׁוּלַ֖יִךְ to will pull your skirts Noun - masculine plural construct | second person feminine singular Lamentations 1:9 בְּשׁוּלֶ֗יהָ to stains her skirts Preposition-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 row Exodus 28:33
Aligned rows 11
Books represented 5
Exodus 6 Isaiah 1 Jeremiah 2 Lamentations 1 Nahum 1
Source forms
שׁוּלַ֖יִךְ 3x šū·la·yiḵ Jeremiah 13:22, Jeremiah 13:26, Nahum 3:5
שׁוּלֵ֥י 2x šū·lê Exodus 28:34, Exodus 39:26
בְּשׁוּלֶ֗יהָ 1x bə·šū·le·hā Lamentations 1:9
וְשׁוּלָ֖יו 1x wə·šū·lāw Isaiah 6:1
שׁוּלֵ֣י 1x šū·lê Exodus 39:24
שׁוּלֵ֤י 1x šū·lê Exodus 39:25
שׁוּלָ֖יו 1x šū·lāw Exodus 28:33
שׁוּלָ֗יו 1x šū·lāw Exodus 28:33
Parsing patterns
Noun - masculine plural construct 4x Exodus 28:34, Exodus 39:24, Exodus 39:25, Exodus 39:26
Noun - masculine plural construct | second person feminine singular 3x Jeremiah 13:22, Jeremiah 13:26, Nahum 3:5
Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singular 2x Exodus 28:33
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singular 1x Isaiah 6:1
Preposition-b | Noun - masculine plural construct | third person feminine singular 1x Lamentations 1:9
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. a skirt ; by implication, a bottom edge
Source Gloss
a skirt ; by implication, a bottom edge
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
a skirt; by implication, a bottom edge BDB: skirt Usage: hem, skirt, train.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
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
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain