What does שַׁכּוּל mean in the Bible?
שַׁכּוּל is a Hebrew word meaning "bereaved".
Hebrew · H7909
שַׁכּוּל
Bereaved
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שַׁכּוּל H7909
What does שַׁכּוּל mean in the Bible?
שַׁכּוּל is a Hebrew word meaning "bereaved".
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Questions this entry answers
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 It robbed of her cubs 3× 2 Samuel 17:8, Proverbs 17:12, Hosea 13:8
[is] lost 2× Song Of Solomon 4:2, Song Of Solomon 6:6
childless 1× Jeremiah 18:21
was bereaved 1× Isaiah 49:21
Show sample aligned rows
2 Samuel 17:8 שַׁכּ֖וּל to robbed of her cubs Adjective - masculine singular Proverbs 17:12 שַׁכּ֣וּל to robbed of her cubs Adjective - masculine singular Song Of Solomon 4:2 וְשַׁכֻּלָ֖ה to [is] lost Conjunctive waw | Adjective - feminine singular Song Of Solomon 6:6 וְשַׁכֻּלָ֖ה to [is] lost Conjunctive waw | Adjective - feminine singular Isaiah 49:21 שְׁכוּלָ֖ה to was bereaved Adjective - feminine singular Jeremiah 18:21 שַׁכֻּלוֹת֙ to childless Adjective - feminine plural Hosea 13:8 שַׁכּ֔וּל to robbed of her cubs Adjective - masculine singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row 2 Samuel 17:8
Aligned rows 7
Books represented 6
2 Samuel 1 Proverbs 1 Song Of Solomon 2 Isaiah 1 Jeremiah 1 Hosea 1
Source forms
וְשַׁכֻּלָ֖ה 2x wə·šak·ku·lāh Song Of Solomon 4:2, Song Of Solomon 6:6
שַׁכּ֖וּל 1x šak·kūl 2 Samuel 17:8
שַׁכּ֣וּל 1x šak·kūl Proverbs 17:12
שַׁכּ֔וּל 1x šak·kūl Hosea 13:8
שְׁכוּלָ֖ה 1x šə·ḵū·lāh Isaiah 49:21
שַׁכֻּלוֹת֙ 1x šak·ku·lō·wṯ Jeremiah 18:21
Parsing patterns
Adjective - masculine singular 3x 2 Samuel 17:8, Proverbs 17:12, Hosea 13:8
Conjunctive waw | Adjective - feminine singular 2x Song Of Solomon 4:2, Song Of Solomon 6:6
Adjective - feminine plural 1x Jeremiah 18:21
Adjective - feminine singular 1x Isaiah 49:21
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. bereaved
Source Gloss
bereaved
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
bereaved Usage: barren, bereaved (robbed) of children (whelps).
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
שַׁכּוּל is built from this root:
Part of These Phrases
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Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain