Online Resource Library
Commentary Index | Return to PrayerRequest.com | DownloadInternational Standard Bible Encyclopedia: Doleful
Subjects in this Topic:
doÌ„l´fool (××”, 'oÌ„ahÌ£, “howlingâ€): The “doleful creatures†referred to in are probably “jackals,†although some have suggested “leopard,†or “hyena.†The older English Versions of the Bible gives “great owls.†The word rendered “doleful lamentation†in (niheyaÌ„h) is simply a form of the word ordinarily translated “wailing†(nehı̄). Compare the King James Version margin.