Shûwl — H7757

Definition

masculine noun

a skirt; by implication, a bottom edge

1. skirt (of robe)
1. of high priest's robe
2. of God's train, city as woman, ignominy, defilement (fig)

Usually translated as

hem, train, skirt

Origin

from an unused root meaning to hang down

Greek equivalents

• dóxa (G1391)

Occurrences

Shûwl occurs 11 times in 10 verses of the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: Exodus (5), Isaiah (1), Jeremiah (2), Lamentations (1), Nahum (1)

• Exodus 28:33 — And beneath upon the hem (שׁוּלָ֗יו) of it thou shalt make pomegranates of blue, and of purple, and of scarlet, round about the hem thereof; and bells of gold between them round about:
• Exodus 28:33 — And beneath upon the hem of it thou shalt make pomegranates of blue, and of purple, and of scarlet, round about the hem (שׁוּלָ֖יו) thereof; and bells of gold between them round about:
• Exodus 28:34 — A golden bell and a pomegranate, a golden bell and a pomegranate, upon the hem (שׁוּלֵ֥י) of the robe round about.
• Exodus 39:24 — And they made upon the hems (שׁוּלֵ֣י) of the robe pomegranates of blue, and purple, and scarlet, and twined linen.
• Exodus 39:25 — And they made bells of pure gold, and put the bells between the pomegranates upon the hem (שׁוּלֵ֤י) of the robe, round about between the pomegranates;
• Exodus 39:26 — A bell and a pomegranate, a bell and a pomegranate, round about the hem (שׁוּלֵ֥י) of the robe to minister in; as the LORD commanded Moses.
• Isaiah 6:1 — In the year that king Uzziah died I saw also the Lord sitting upon a throne, high and lifted up, and his train (וְשׁוּלָ֖יו) filled the temple.
• Jeremiah 13:22 — And if thou say in thine heart, Wherefore come these things upon me? For the greatness of thine iniquity are thy skirts (שׁוּלַ֖יִךְ) discovered, and thy heels made bare.
• Jeremiah 13:26 — Therefore will I discover thy skirts (שׁוּלַ֖יִךְ) upon thy face, that thy shame may appear.
• Lamentations 1:9 — Her filthiness is in her skirts (בְּשׁוּלֶ֗יהָ); she remembereth not her last end; therefore she came down wonderfully: she had no comforter. O LORD, behold my affliction: for the enemy hath magnified himself.
• Nahum 3:5 — Behold, I am against thee, saith the LORD of hosts; and I will discover thy skirts (שׁוּלַ֖יִךְ) upon thy face, and I will shew the nations thy nakedness, and the kingdoms thy shame.