שְׁכוֹל
shᵉkôwl · shek-ole'
bereavement
Lexicon
Derivation: infinitive of H7921 (שָׁכֹל);
bereavement
Definition from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (1890). Wording is Strong's own, including his etymological notes, which are not separate meanings.
KJV renderings: loss of children, spoiling.
Letters
- שShin300
Picture: two front teeth (or a composite bow)
- Concrete
- teeth · sharp · press · bow
- Extended
- to consume · to destroy · to press or grind · to change · again
- כKaf20
Picture: open palm
- Concrete
- palm · open hand · sole of the foot
- Extended
- to open · to allow · to cover · to tame · like / as
- וVav6
Picture: tent peg or hook
- Concrete
- nail · peg · hook
- Extended
- to fasten · to secure · to establish · and (joining)
- לLamed30
Picture: shepherd's staff or goad
- Concrete
- staff · goad · yoke · cattle prod
- Extended
- authority · to lead · to teach · to bind · toward
Possible cultural reading (auto-composed)
to consume, to destroy › the open hand that covers › to fasten and establish › authority, the one who leads
To consume, to destroy of the open hand that covers that works to fasten and establish of authority, the one who leads.
Interpretive, not lexical. The dictionary sense of שְׁכוֹל above is the attested meaning; this pictographic reading is a tradition about how the sign-shapes may have been heard. Both can be held at once, they are answering different questions.
Usage
3 occurrences · 3 OT · 0 NT · 2 distinct forms
KJV renderings of this word, by how often each one is used.
- the loss of children2 · 67%
- to the spoiling1 · 33%
Inflected forms found in the text.
Counts are computed from the tagged Hebrew and Greek text aligned to the King James Version, not from an estimate.