שׁוּל shul
Hebrew word for “hem” · Strong’s H7757 · used 11 times in 10 verses
Meaning
1) skirt (of robe); 1a) of high priest's robe; 1b) of God's train, city as woman, ignominy, defilement (fig)
How it is translated
Glosses given for shul in context, with how often each is used:
- skirts 8
- skirt 2
- skirts of robe 1
Where it is used
| Book | Uses | Per 1,000 words | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Exodus | 6 | 0.4 | |
| Jeremiah | 2 | 0.1 | |
| Isaiah | 1 | 0.1 | |
| Lamentations | 1 | 0.6 | |
| Nahum | 1 | 1.8 |
Chapters where it is used most
Exodus 39 (3), Exodus 28 (2), Jeremiah 13 (2), Isaiah 6 (1), Lamentations 1 (1), Nahum 3 (1)
Forms
- שׁולי 4
- שׁוליך 3
- שׁוליו 2
- ושׁוליו 1
- בשׁוליה 1
Words used with it
Words that share verses with shul more often than their overall frequency would suggest:
- פַּעֲמֹן paamon “bell” 4
- רִמּוֹן rimmon “pomegranate” 5
- מְעִיל meil “robe” 4
- סָבִיב saviv “around” 4
- קָלוֹן qalon “dishonor” 2
- אַרְגָּמָן argaman “purple” 2
- זָהָב zahav “gold” 3
- שָׁנִי shani “scarlet” 2
- תּוֹלֵעָה toleah “worm” 2
- תְּכֵלֶת tekhelet “blue” 2
- רָאָה raah “to see” 4
- גָּלָה galah “to reveal” 2
Key verses
The verses using shul that are most connected by cross-references (King James Version):
- 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 thereof; and bells of gold between them…
- Exodus 28:34 — A golden bell and a pomegranate, a golden bell and a pomegranate, upon the hem of the robe round about.
- Exodus 39:24 — And they made upon the hems 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 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 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 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 discovered, and thy heels made bare.
- Jeremiah 13:26 — Therefore will I discover thy skirts upon thy face, that thy shame may appear.
- Lamentations 1:9 — Her filthiness is in her skirts; she remembereth not her last end; therefore she came down wonderfully: she had no comforter. O LORD, behold my affliction: for…
- Nahum 3:5 — Behold, I am against thee, saith the LORD of hosts; and I will discover thy skirts upon thy face, and I will shew the nations thy nakedness, and the kingdoms…
See all 10 verses in the Word Atlas
Hebrew and Greek text, tagging, glosses and lexicon definitions: STEPBible.org, Tyndale House Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG; CC BY 4.0), adapted. Counts follow King James verse numbering; a word counts each time it is written.