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Lexicon :: Strong's H7921 - šāḵōl

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שָׁכֹל
Transliteration
šāḵōl
Pronunciation
shaw-kole'
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Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
A primitive root
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TWOT Reference: 2385

Strong’s Definitions

שָׁכֹל shâkôl, shaw-kole'; a primitive root; properly, to miscarry, i.e. suffer abortion; by analogy, to bereave (literally or figuratively):—bereave (of children), barren, cast calf (fruit, young), be (make) childless, deprive, destroy, × expect, lose children, miscarry, rob of children, spoil.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 25x

The KJV translates Strong's H7921 in the following manner: bereave (10x), barren (2x), childless (2x), cast young (2x), cast a calf (1x), lost children (1x), rob of children (1x), deprived (1x), miscellaneous (5x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 25x
The KJV translates Strong's H7921 in the following manner: bereave (10x), barren (2x), childless (2x), cast young (2x), cast a calf (1x), lost children (1x), rob of children (1x), deprived (1x), miscellaneous (5x).

  1. to be bereaved, make childless, miscarry

    1. (Qal) to be bereaved

    2. (Piel)

      1. to make childless

      2. to cause barrenness, show barrenness or abortion

      3. to miscarry

    3. (Hiphil) miscarrying (participle)

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
שָׁכֹל shâkôl, shaw-kole'; a primitive root; properly, to miscarry, i.e. suffer abortion; by analogy, to bereave (literally or figuratively):—bereave (of children), barren, cast calf (fruit, young), be (make) childless, deprive, destroy, × expect, lose children, miscarry, rob of children, spoil.
STRONGS H7921: Abbreviations
† [שָׁכֹל, שָׁכַל LagBN 26] verb be bereaved (= Arabic bdb101305Targum תְּכוֺל, תְּכֵל; compare Syriac bdb101306loss of children); —
Qal Perfect 1st person singular כַּאֲשֶׁר שָׁכֹלְתִּי שָׁכָ֑לְתִּי Genesis 43:14 (E) if I am bereaved, I am bereaved (of father, expressing resignation; on כָ֑לְ see Ges§ 29u); Imperfect 1st person singular אֶשְׁכַּל Genesis 27:45 (E), with accusative of person be bereaved of you both (of mother); 3rd person feminine singular תִּשְׁכַּל מִנָּשִׁים אִמֶּ֑ךָ 1 Samuel 15:33 thy mother shall be bereaved above (more than) women.
Pi. Perfect 3rd person feminine singular שִׁכְּלָה 1 Samuel 15:33 +, suffix וְשִׁכְּלָ֑תָּה Ezekiel 14:15, etc.; Imperfect 3rd person feminine singular תְּשַׁכֵּל Deuteronomy 32:25 +, 2nd person feminine singular תְּשַׁכְּלִי Ezekiel 36:14 Qr (see כָּשַׁל Pi.); Infinitive construct suffix לְשַׁכְּלָם Ezekiel 36:12; Participle מְשַׁכֵּלָה Exodus 23:26, כֶּ֫לֶת - Ezekiel 36:13, כָּ֫לֶת — 2 Kings 2:19, 21; —
1. make childless, accusative of father Genesis 42:36 (E), of mothers 1 Samuel 15:33 (subject חֶרֶב), compare Ezekiel 5:17 (subject famine and beasts), and Ezekiel 14:15 (id.; object land); accusative of people Hosea 9:12 (מֵאָדָם), Jeremiah 15:7 (+ אִבַּתְִּי), Ezekiel 36:12, compare Ezekiel 36:13; Ezekiel 36:14 (see above); object omitted (subject חֶרֶב) Deuteronomy 22:25; Lamentations 1:20; Ezekiel 21:19 (Co, for תִּכָּפֵל, see כָּפַל; otherwise Toy Krae).
2.
a. cause barrenness, or abortion, הָאָרֶץ מְשַׁכְּ׳ 2 Kings 2:19, compare 2 Kings 2:21 (Thes otherwise, see מְשׁ׳ infra).
b. shew barrenness, or abortion,
(1) of any female Exodus 23:26 (E; + עֲקָרָה), animals Genesis 31:38 (E) Job 21:10;
(2) of vine Malachi 3:11.
Hiph. Participle רֶהֶם (וְשָׁדַיִם צֹמְקִים) מַשְׁכִּיל Hosea 9:14 miscarrying womb. — Jeremiah 50:9 read מַשְׂכִּיל successful, Greek Version of the LXX Syriac Version Heb Manuscripts Ew Hi Gf Gie.

† מְשַׁכֶּ֫לֶת according to. Thes noun feminine abstract barrenness, 2 Kings 2:21 (|| מָוֶת); if so, read < כֹּלֶת- Klo Kit; but probably Pi. Participle as 2 Kings 2:19, compare Bur.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Genesis

27:45; 31:38; 42:36; 43:14

Exodus

23:26; 23:26

Deuteronomy

22:25; 32:25

1 Samuel

15:33; 15:33; 15:33

2 Kings

2:19; 2:19; 2:19; 2:21; 2:21; 2:21

Job

21:10

Jeremiah

15:7; 50:9

Lamentations

1:20

Ezekiel

5:17; 14:15; 14:15; 21:19; 36:12; 36:12; 36:13; 36:13; 36:14; 36:14

Hosea

9:12; 9:14

Malachi

3:11

H7921

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Strong's Number H7921 matches the Hebrew שָׁכֹל (šāḵōl),
which occurs 24 times in 22 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 27:45

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 27:45 - until thy brother's anger turn away from thee, and he forget what thou hast done to him; then I will send and fetch thee thence. Why should I be bereaved even of you both in one day?

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 31:38

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 31:38 - These twenty years have I been with thee: thy ewes and thy she-goats have not cast their young, and the rams of thy flock I have not eaten.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 42:36

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 42:36 - And Jacob their father said to them, Ye have bereaved me of children: Joseph is not, and Simeon is not, and ye will take Benjamin! All these things are against me.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 43:14

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 43:14 - And the Almighty God give you mercy before the man, that he may send away your other brother and Benjamin! And I, if I be bereaved of children, am bereaved.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 23:26

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 23:26 - There shall nothing cast their young, nor be barren, in thy land; the number of thy days will I fulfil.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 26:22

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 26:22 - And I will send the beasts of the field among you, that they may rob you of your children, and cut off your cattle, and make you few in number; and your streets shall be desolate.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 32:25

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 32:25 - From without shall the sword bereave them, and in the chambers, terror -- Both the young man and the virgin, The suckling with the man of gray hairs.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 15:33

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 15:33 - And Samuel said, As thy sword has made women childless, so shall thy mother be childless above women. And Samuel hewed Agag in pieces before Jehovah in Gilgal.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 2:19

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 2:19 - And the men of the city said to Elisha, Behold now, the situation of the city is good, as my lord sees; but the water is bad, and the land is barren.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 2:21

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 2:21 - And he went forth to the source of the waters, and cast the salt in there, and said, Thus saith Jehovah: I have healed these waters: there shall not be from thence any more death or barrenness.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 21:10

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 21:10 - Their bull gendereth, and faileth not; their cow calveth, and casteth not her calf.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 49:21

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 49:21 - And thou shalt say in thy heart, Who hath borne me these, seeing I had lost my children and was desolate, an exile, and driven about? and who hath brought up these? behold, I was left alone; these, where were they?

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 15:7

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 15:7 - And I will fan them with a fan in the gates of the land; I will bereave of children and destroy my people: they have not returned from their ways.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lam 1:20

Unchecked Copy BoxLam 1:20 - See, Jehovah, for I am in distress, my bowels are troubled; my heart is turned within me, for I have grievously rebelled: without, the sword hath bereaved me, within, it is as death.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 5:17

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 5:17 - And I will send upon you famine and evil beasts, which shall bereave thee of children; and pestilence and blood shall pass through thee; and I will bring the sword upon thee: I, Jehovah, have spoken.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 14:15

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 14:15 - If I cause evil beasts to pass through the land, and they bereave it, and it become a desolation, so that no one passeth through because of the beasts;

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 36:12

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 36:12 - And I will cause men to walk upon you, even my people Israel; and they shall possess thee, and thou shalt be their inheritance, and thou shalt no more henceforth bereave them of children.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 36:13

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 36:13 - Thus saith the Lord Jehovah: Because they say unto you, Thou devourest men, and hast bereaved thy nation,

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 36:14

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 36:14 - therefore thou shalt devour men no more, neither bereave thy nation any more, saith the Lord Jehovah;

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Unchecked Copy Box Hos 9:12

Unchecked Copy BoxHos 9:12 - For even should they bring up their children, yet will I bereave them, that not a man remain: for woe also to them when I shall have departed from them!

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Unchecked Copy Box Hos 9:14

Unchecked Copy BoxHos 9:14 - Give them, Jehovah -- what wilt thou give? -- give them a miscarrying womb and dry breasts.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mal 3:11

Unchecked Copy BoxMal 3:11 - And I will rebuke the devourer for your sakes, and he shall not destroy the fruits of your ground; neither shall your vine cast its fruit before the time in the field, saith Jehovah of hosts.
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