shu.al denotes animals portrayed as caught, vineyard-spoiling, or moving through desolate places.

The attested plural noun refers to animals caught by Samson, walking over desolate Mount Zion, and damaging vineyards; Ezekiel 13:4 also uses them in a comparison for Israel's prophets. Psalm 63:11 contains the same plural form, though the supplied translation does not make its contribution visible.

1. Animals in actions, desolation, and comparison · dominant

   The plural absolute form occurs where Samson catches the animals in Judges 15:4, where they walk upon desolate Mount Zion in Lamentations 5:18, and where the little animals spoil vineyards in Song of Songs 2:15; in each case the APB renders the clause with “foxes.” In Ezekiel 13:4 the same form supplies a comparison, rendered “like foxes in the desolations.” Psalm 63:11 has the same plural form, but the supplied APB does not show a corresponding animal reference.

   Ezekiel 13:4Judges 15:4Lamentations 5:18Psalm 63:11Song of Songs 2:15

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB explicitly renders the term as “foxes” in Ezekiel 13:4, Judges 15:4, Lamentations 5:18, and Song of Songs 2:15, including “the little foxes” in the vineyard clause. In Psalm 63:11, the supplied translation does not visibly reflect the plural form.