What does שַׁכּוּל mean in the Bible?
שַׁכּוּל is a Hebrew word meaning "bereaved".
Hebrew · H7909
שַׁכּוּל
Bereaved
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שַׁכּוּלH7909
What does שַׁכּוּל mean in the Bible?
שַׁכּוּל is a Hebrew word meaning "bereaved".
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How does the BSB render H7909?
The BSB source-word alignment has 7 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include robbed of her cubs (3), [is] lost (2), childless (1), was bereaved (1).
Where does שַׁכּוּל appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at 2 Samuel 17:8. Its strongest book concentrations include Song Of Solomon (2), 2 Samuel (1), Hosea (1), Isaiah (1).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders Itrobbed of her cubs3×2 Samuel 17:8, Proverbs 17:12, Hosea 13:8
[is] lost2×Song Of Solomon 4:2, Song Of Solomon 6:6
childless1×Jeremiah 18:21
was bereaved1×Isaiah 49:21
Show sample aligned rows
2 Samuel 17:8שַׁכּ֖וּלtorobbed of her cubsAdjective - masculine singularProverbs 17:12שַׁכּ֣וּלtorobbed of her cubsAdjective - masculine singularSong Of Solomon 4:2וְשַׁכֻּלָ֖הto[is] lostConjunctive waw | Adjective - feminine singularSong Of Solomon 6:6וְשַׁכֻּלָ֖הto[is] lostConjunctive waw | Adjective - feminine singularIsaiah 49:21שְׁכוּלָ֖הtowas bereavedAdjective - feminine singularJeremiah 18:21שַׁכֻּלוֹת֙tochildlessAdjective - feminine pluralHosea 13:8שַׁכּ֔וּלtorobbed of her cubsAdjective - masculine singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row2 Samuel 17:8
Aligned rows7
Books represented6
2 Samuel1Proverbs1Song Of Solomon2Isaiah1Jeremiah1Hosea1
Source forms
וְשַׁכֻּלָ֖ה2xwə·šak·ku·lāhSong Of Solomon 4:2, Song Of Solomon 6:6
שַׁכּ֖וּל1xšak·kūl2 Samuel 17:8
שַׁכּ֣וּל1xšak·kūlProverbs 17:12
שַׁכּ֔וּל1xšak·kūlHosea 13:8
שְׁכוּלָ֖ה1xšə·ḵū·lāhIsaiah 49:21
שַׁכֻּלוֹת֙1xšak·ku·lō·wṯJeremiah 18:21
Parsing patterns
Adjective - masculine singular3x2 Samuel 17:8, Proverbs 17:12, Hosea 13:8
Conjunctive waw | Adjective - feminine singular2xSong Of Solomon 4:2, Song Of Solomon 6:6
Adjective - feminine plural1xJeremiah 18:21
Adjective - feminine singular1xIsaiah 49:21
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. bereaved
Source Gloss
bereaved
Extended definitionSource: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
bereaved Usage: barren, bereaved (robbed) of children (whelps).
Grammatical Forms
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Word Origins
שַׁכּוּל is built from this root:
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