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Howling animal

אֹחַStrong’s H0255

oach (o-ach)

Appears in 1 verse of the Old Testament

In short

Oach is the Hebrew word usually translated “jackals”. It appears in 1 verse of the Old Testament.

“But wild beasts of the desert shall lie there; and their houses shall be full of doleful creatures; and owls shall dwell there, and satyrs shall dance there.”
Isaiah 13:21 KJV
Meaning
  1. Howling animaljackal · hyena
How it's translated
  • jackals 1

Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.

Where it's used most
  • Isaiah 1

1 book in all.

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    Hebrew dictionary

    אֹחַ oach · howling animal

    1) howling animal 1a) jackal 1b) hyena

    From STEPBible’s Hebrew lexicon (based on Brown-Driver-Briggs).

    Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Hebrew, not from any one translation.