BDB8665
[שָׁבוּל] adjective childless (through bereavement); — feminine singular שְׁכוּלָה Isa 49:21 (figurative of Zion); — on form see BaNB 47.
Strong's Lexicon
H7909
H7909 — שַׁכּוּל שַׁכּוּל
Hebrew / Aramaic entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
Definition / Gloss
| Strong's Number: | H7909 |
|---|---|
| Word: | שַׁכּוּל שַׁכּוּל |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Etymology: | from H7921 |
| Language: | Hebrew |
| Occurrences: | 6 |
| Transliteration: | shakkuwl |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | shak-kool' (or shakkul {shak-kool'}) adj. |
| Meaning: | 1. bereaved |
| KJV Renderings: | barren, bereaved (robbed) of children (whelps). |
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Brown-Driver-Briggs Enhanced
BDB8666
שַׁכּוּל adjective bereaved, robbed of offspring (Ba§ 37 c); — especially׳ דֹּב שׁ 2Sam 17:8; Hos 13:8; Prov 17:12 (simile of fierceness); נְשֵׁיהֶם שַׁכֻּלוֺת Jer 18:21 שַׁכֻּלָה אֵין בָּהֶם Song 4:2 (of flock, in simile) = Song 6:6 .
Other Resources
Theological Wordbook of the Old Testament
R. Laird Harris, Gleason L. Archer, and Bruce K. Waltke