ʼôach — H255

Definition

masculine noun

a howler or lonesome wild animal

1. howling animal
1. jackal
2. hyena

Usually translated as

doleful creature

Origin

probably from H253

• ʼâch (H253)

Greek equivalents

• ēchos (G2279)

Occurrences

ʼôach occurs 1 time in the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: Isaiah (1)

• Isaiah 13:21 — But wild beasts of the desert shall lie there; and their houses shall be full of doleful creatures (אֹחִ֑ים); and owls shall dwell there, and satyrs shall dance there.