אִיʼîy
jackal (Isaiah 13:22; Isaiah 34:14; Jeremiah 50:39)
Pronunciation: ee · Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament) · H338
Same root
Where it appears
Appears 3 times in the Bible.
- Isaiah 13:22 Hyenas will howl in its fortresses, and jackals will make dens in its luxurious palaces. Babylon’s days are numbered; its time of destruction will soon arrive.
- Isaiah 34:14 Desert animals will mingle there with hyenas, their howls filling the night. Wild goats will bleat at one another among the ruins, and night creatures will come there to rest.
- Jeremiah 50:39 “Soon Babylon will be inhabited by desert animals and hyenas. It will be a home for owls. Never again will people live there; it will lie desolate forever.
Source: Brown, Driver and Briggs, Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament (1906), public domain; markup by unfoldingWord, CC BY (github.com/unfoldingWord/Brown-Driver-Briggs-Enhanced).