HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H2705
חֲצַר שׁוּעָל
cha.tsar shu.al — Hazar-shual
§ Hazar-shual = "jackal village" a town in southern Judah
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Hazar-shual
Original Hebrew / Aramaic / Greek connected to this term
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Historical dictionary entry
Village or enclosure of the jackal, a city on the south border of Judah (Josh. 15:28; Neh. 11:27). It has been identified with the ruins of Saweh, half-way between Beersheba and Moladah.
Scripture references
Source: Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897). Historical dictionary wording reflects the scholarship and language of its era.