2705. Chatsar Shual

Lexicon

Chatsar Shual: Hazar-shual

Original Word: חֲצַר שׁוּעָל
Part of Speech: Proper Name Location
Transliteration: Chatsar Shuw`al
Pronunciation: khä-tsär' shoo-äl'
Phonetic Spelling: (khats-ar' shoo-awl')
Definition: Hazar-shual
Meaning: Chatsar-Shual

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

Hazar-shual

From chatser and shuw'al; village of (the) fox; Chatsar-Shual, a place in Palestine -- Hazar-shual.

see HEBREW chatser

see HEBREW shuw'al

NAS Exhaustive Concordance

Word Origin
from chatser and shual
Definition
"village of the fox," a place in S. Judah
NASB Translation
Hazar-shual (4).

Brown-Driver-Briggs

חֲצַר שׁוּעָל proper name, of a location

1 place in southern Judah Joshua 15:28 = 1 Chronicles 4:28; Nehemiah 11:27

2 place in Simeon Joshua 19:3. — ᵐ5 Αρσωλα, Χολασεωλα, Ασαρσουλα, Ασαρσουαρ, etc.

Topical Lexicon

Word Origin: Derived from two Hebrew words: חָצֵר (chatsar) meaning "village" or "settlement" and שׁוּעָל (shual) meaning "fox."

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: There are no direct corresponding Strong's Greek entries for Chatsar-Shual, as it is a specific Hebrew proper noun referring to a geographical location in the Old Testament.

Usage: Chatsar-Shual is used as a proper noun referring to a specific location in the territory of the tribe of Judah, mentioned in the Old Testament.

Context: Chatsar-Shual is a biblical location mentioned in the Old Testament, specifically in the context of the tribal allotments of the land of Canaan. It is listed among the towns in the southern part of the territory of Judah. The name "Chatsar-Shual" translates to "village of the fox," suggesting a place that may have been known for the presence of foxes or perhaps a characteristic associated with foxes. The site is mentioned in the following biblical passages:

• Joshua 15:28: "Hazar-shual, Beersheba, Biziothiah," (BSB) as part of the inheritance of the tribe of Judah.
• Joshua 19:3: "Hazar-shual, Balah, Ezem," (BSB) as part of the inheritance of the tribe of Simeon, which was within the territory of Judah.
• 1 Chronicles 4:28: "They lived in Beersheba, Moladah, Hazar-shual," (BSB) indicating the dwelling places of the descendants of Simeon.

The location of Chatsar-Shual is not precisely identified in modern geography, but it is believed to have been situated in the Negev region, south of Beersheba. The mention of this site in the context of both Judah and Simeon suggests its significance in the tribal organization and settlement patterns of ancient Israel.

Forms and Transliterations

שׁוּעָ֛ל שׁוּעָֽל׃ שועל שועל׃ shuAl šū‘āl šū·‘āl

Englishman's Concordance

Joshua 15:28
HEB: וַחֲצַ֥ר שׁוּעָ֛ל וּבְאֵ֥ר שֶׁ֖בַע
NAS: and Hazar-shual and Beersheba
KJV: And Hazarshual, and Beersheba,
INT: and Hazar-shual and Beersheba and Biziothiah

Joshua 19:3
HEB: וַחֲצַ֥ר שׁוּעָ֛ל וּבָלָ֖ה וָעָֽצֶם׃
NAS: and Hazar-shual and Balah and Ezem,
KJV: And Hazarshual, and Balah, and Azem,
INT: and Hazar-shual and Balah and Ezem

1 Chronicles 4:28
HEB: וּמוֹלָדָ֖ה וַחֲצַ֥ר שׁוּעָֽל׃
NAS: at Beersheba, Moladah and Hazar-shual,
KJV: and Moladah, and Hazarshual,
INT: Beersheba Moladah and Hazar-shual

Nehemiah 11:27
HEB: וּבַחֲצַ֥ר שׁוּעָ֛ל וּבִבְאֵ֥ר שֶׁ֖בַע
NAS: and in Hazar-shual, in Beersheba
KJV: And at Hazarshual, and at Beersheba,
INT: Hazar-shual Beersheba towns

4 Occurrences

Strong's Hebrew 2705
4 Occurrences

šū·‘āl — 4 Occ.