Bible Encyclopedias
Doleful
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia
dōl´fool ( אה , 'ōaḥ , "howling"): The "doleful creatures" referred to in Isaiah 13:21 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 Micah 2:4 ( niheyāh ) is simply a form of the word ordinarily translated "wailing" (nehı̄ ). Compare the King James Version margin.
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Orr, James, M.A., D.D. General Editor. Entry for 'Doleful'. International Standard Bible Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/isb/d/doleful.html. 1915.