Bible Dictionaries
Jackal

Jackal — Frequently alluded to in Bible, though the name is read neither in the D.V. nor in any of the western translations, probably because the animal, however common in Africa and south-western Asia is unknown in European countries. The name regularly substituted for jackal is fox. The jackal seems to be designated in Hebrew by three different names: shû'ãl - Strongs: H7776, "the digger"; 'íyyîm - Strongs: H338, "the howlers"; and tãn - Strongs: H8565 - Strongs: H8577, "the stretcher", although we are unable to state the differences marked by these three names, numerous references may be found throughout the Bible to the jackal's howlings and gregarious habits. The most likely species mentioned is the golden jackal, which is the only jackal to live in the Middle East.

Verses:

• Job 30:29
• Psalms 44:19
• Psalms 63:10
• Isaiah 13:22
• Isaiah 34:13
• Isaiah 35:7
• Isaiah 43:20
• Jeremiah 9:11
• Jeremiah 10:22
• Jeremiah 14:6
• Jeremiah 49:33
• Jeremiah 51:37
• Lamentations 4:3
• Ezekiel 29:3
• Micah 1:8
• Malachi 1:3