Strong's Lexicon

H7908

H7908 — שְׁכוֹל

Hebrew / Aramaic entry for Bible study and original-language reference.

Hebrewshkowlnoun mascOccurrences: 3TWOT: 2385a

Definition / Gloss

Strong's Number:H7908
Word:שְׁכוֹל
Part of Speech:noun masc
Etymology:infinitive of H7921
Language:Hebrew
Occurrences:3
Transliteration:shkowl
Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation:shek-ole'
Meaning:1. bereavement
KJV Renderings:loss of children, spoiling.

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Brown-Driver-Briggs Enhanced

BDB8664

שְׁכוֺל noun [masculine] bereavement, loss of children; — ׳ לֹא אֵדַע שׁ Isa 47:8 (|| אַלְמָנָה), compare Isa 47:9 figurative Ps 35:12.


Other Resources

Theological Wordbook of the Old Testament
R. Laird Harris, Gleason L. Archer, and Bruce K. Waltke

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