שַׁחַל
Meanings
Masculine noun
1. lion (poetic)
Pronunciation
shakhal
Examples3
וָאֱהִ֥י לָהֶם כְּמוֹ־שַׁחַל כנָמֵר עַל־דֶּרֶךְ אָשֽׁוּר׃
So I am become like a lion to them, like a leopard I lurk on the way;
לֹא־הִדְרִיכוּהוּ בְנֵי־שָׁחַץ לֹא־עָדָה עָלָיו שַׁחַל׃
The proud beasts have not trodden it, nor has the lion passed thereby.
עַל־שַׁחַל וּפֶתֶן, תִּדְרֹךְ; תִּרְמֹס כְּפִיר וְתַנִּין.
You will tread on the lion and the cobra; you will trample the great lion and the serpent.