שְׁכוֹל
shechol · bereavement
Hebrew word · Strong’s number H7908 · appears 3 times in the Bible
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shechol (שְׁכוֹל) is a Hebrew word of the Bible that means “bereavement”.
The loneliness of one who has lost his children.
How to say it
she·chol
Approximate pronunciation. Vowels sound as in Spanish (a as in father, e as in bed, i as in machine, o as in note, u as in rule); the syllable in bold is stressed. The voice is your device's.
Its senses in the Bible
- Being bereaved of one's offspring.
From Brown-Driver-Briggs (1906)
How it is translated
The words this translation uses for it, most frequent first.
- loss of children ×2
- desolation ×1
Related words
Comes from
Words of the same family, by Strong’s numbering.
Where it appears
- Psalms 35:12
They repay me evil for good; desolation for my soul.
- Isaiah 47:8
And now hear this, voluptuous one, who sits in security, who says in her heart, ‘I, and no one else; I will not sit as a widow, nor know loss of children.’
- Isaiah 47:9
And these two things will come to you in a moment, in one day: loss of children and widowhood; in their fullness they will come upon you, in spite of the great number of your sorceries, in spite of the great power of your spells.