What does אֶשְׁכּוֹל (ʾešĕkwōl) mean in the Bible?
אֶשְׁכּוֹל (ʾešĕkwōl): Denotes a tightly bound cluster, often grapes; symbolizes fertility and promised land abundance in covenantal contexts
Hebrew · H811
אֶשְׁכּוֹל
A bunch of grapes or other fruit
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אֶשְׁכּוֹל H811
Pronunciation ʾešĕkwōl
What does אֶשְׁכּוֹל (ʾešĕkwōl) mean in the Bible?
אֶשְׁכּוֹל (ʾešĕkwōl): Denotes a tightly bound cluster, often grapes; symbolizes fertility and promised land abundance in covenantal contexts
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H811?
The BSB source-word alignment has 9 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include cluster (2), a cluster (1), and its clusters (1), are clusters of fruit (1), clusters [are] (1).
Where does אֶשְׁכּוֹל (ʾešĕkwōl) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Genesis 40:10. Its strongest book concentrations include Song Of Solomon (3), Numbers (2), Deuteronomy (1), Genesis (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 cluster 2× Numbers 13:23, Micah 7:1
a cluster 1× Song Of Solomon 1:14
and its clusters 1× Genesis 40:10
are clusters of fruit 1× Song Of Solomon 7:7
clusters [are] 1× Deuteronomy 32:32
in a cluster of grapes 1× Isaiah 65:8
like clusters 1× Song Of Solomon 7:8
the cluster 1× Numbers 13:24
Show sample aligned rows
Genesis 40:10 אַשְׁכְּלֹתֶ֖יהָ to and its clusters Noun - masculine plural construct | third person feminine singular Numbers 13:23 וְאֶשְׁכּ֤וֹל to cluster Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct Numbers 13:24 הָֽאֶשְׁכּ֔וֹל to the cluster Article | Noun - masculine singular Deuteronomy 32:32 אַשְׁכְּלֹ֥ת to clusters [are] Noun - masculine plural construct Song Of Solomon 1:14 אֶשְׁכֹּ֨ל to a cluster Noun - masculine singular construct Song Of Solomon 7:7 לְאַשְׁכֹּלֽוֹת׃ to are clusters of fruit Preposition-l | Noun - masculine plural Song Of Solomon 7:8 כְּאֶשְׁכְּל֣וֹת to like clusters Preposition-k | Noun - masculine plural construct Isaiah 65:8 בָּֽאֶשְׁכּ֔וֹל to in a cluster of grapes Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular Micah 7:1 אֶשְׁכּ֣וֹל to cluster Noun - masculine singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Genesis 40:10
Aligned rows 9
Books represented 6
Genesis 1 Numbers 2 Deuteronomy 1 Song Of Solomon 3 Isaiah 1 Micah 1
Source forms
אֶשְׁכּ֣וֹל 1x ’eš·kō·wl Micah 7:1
אֶשְׁכֹּ֨ל 1x ’eš·kōl Song Of Solomon 1:14
אַשְׁכְּלֹ֥ת 1x ’aš·kə·lōṯ Deuteronomy 32:32
אַשְׁכְּלֹתֶ֖יהָ 1x ’aš·kə·lō·ṯe·hā Genesis 40:10
בָּֽאֶשְׁכּ֔וֹל 1x bā·’eš·kō·wl Isaiah 65:8
הָֽאֶשְׁכּ֔וֹל 1x hā·’eš·kō·wl Numbers 13:24
וְאֶשְׁכּ֤וֹל 1x wə·’eš·kō·wl Numbers 13:23
כְּאֶשְׁכְּל֣וֹת 1x kə·’eš·kə·lō·wṯ Song Of Solomon 7:8
Parsing patterns
Article | Noun - masculine singular 1x Numbers 13:24
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct 1x Numbers 13:23
Noun - masculine plural construct 1x Deuteronomy 32:32
Noun - masculine plural construct | third person feminine singular 1x Genesis 40:10
Noun - masculine singular 1x Micah 7:1
Noun - masculine singular construct 1x Song Of Solomon 1:14
Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular 1x Isaiah 65:8
Preposition-k | Noun - masculine plural construct 1x Song Of Solomon 7:8
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. Denotes a tightly bound cluster, often grapes; symbolizes fertility and promised land abundance in covenantal contexts
Source Gloss
a bunch of grapes or other fruit
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
Denotes a tightly bound cluster, often grapes; symbolizes fertility and promised land abundance in covenantal contexts
a bunch of grapes or other fruit BDB: cluster Usage: cluster (of grapes).
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
אֶשְׁכּוֹל is built from this root:
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