H0255 H0255
Jackals or desert creatures (possibly owls; animals associated with desolate ruins and judgment)
This rare term appears in Isaiah's oracle against Babylon, describing the creatures that will inhabit the ruined palaces after divine judgment. The Hebrew word is related to Assyrian terms for jackals, though some ancient versions understood it as a type of owl or desert bird. The parallelism with other wilderness creatures in Isaiah 13:21 emphasizes the complete desolation that will overtake Babylon—once a thriving imperial capital, it will become home only to wild animals of the wasteland.
Sentidos
1. sense 1 — Desert-dwelling creatures that inhabit ruins and desolate places. The Isaiah 13:21 context pairs these animals with other wild things, creating a vivid picture of utter abandonment. The multilingual uncertainty in the glosses (owls, búhos, brothers) reflects ancient and modern translators' difficulty identifying this rare creature, though the symbolic function is clear: these are animals of desolation, not civilization. 1×
AR["بُومًا"]·ben["পেঁচা"]·DE["[אחים]"]·EN["owls"]·FR["frères"]·heb["אוחים"]·HI["उल्लूओं-से"]·ID["burung-hantu"]·IT["[אחים]"]·jav["manuk-hantu"]·KO["올빼미들이"]·PT["corujas"]·RU["филинами"]·ES["de-búhos"]·SW["bundi"]·TR["baykuslar"]·urd["اُلووں-سے"]
Sentidos Relacionados
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Referencia BDB / Léxico
† [אֹחַ] n.[m.] jackal (Assyrian aḫû DlW) pl. אֹחִים Is 13:21 וּמָֽלְאוּ בָּֽתֵּיהֶם א׳ (‖ צִיִּים).