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שַׁכּוּל H7909

H7909 is the Hebrew word שַׁכּוּל, transliterated shakkûwl and said shak-kool'. The King James Version most often renders it robbed.

Word: שַׁכּוּלTransliteration: shakkûwlSaid: shak-kool'Language: HebrewIn the KJV: 4 verses

What it means

bereaved.

Where it comes from

or שַׁכֻּל; from H7921 (שָׁכֹל).

How the King James Version translates it

Across 4 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.

robbed 2×bereaved 2×

Strong's own list of renderings: barren, bereaved (robbed) of children (whelps).

Verses using שַׁכּוּל

All 4 verses, quoted in full.

2 Samuel 17:8 · KJV

For, said Hushai, thou knowest thy father and his men, that they be mighty men, and they be chafed in their minds, as a bear robbed of her whelps in the field: and thy father is a man of war, and will not lodge with the people.

Proverbs 17:12 · KJV

Let a bear robbed of her whelps meet a man, rather than a fool in his folly.

Jeremiah 18:21 · KJV

Therefore deliver up their children to the famine, and pour out their blood by the force of the sword; and let their wives be bereaved of their children, and be widows; and let their men be put to death; let their young men be slain by the sword in battle.

Hosea 13:8 · KJV

I will meet them as a bear that is bereaved of her whelps, and will rend the caul of their heart, and there will I devour them like a lion: the wild beast shall tear them.

Common questions

What does Strong's H7909 mean?

H7909 is the Hebrew word שַׁכּוּל (shakkûwl), meaning bereaved.

How is H7909 translated in the King James Version?

The King James translators rendered it robbed (2 times), bereaved (2 times).

How many times does H7909 appear in the Bible?

שַׁכּוּל (shakkûwl) is tagged in 4 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.

Where does H7909 come from?

Strong's gives its derivation as: or שַׁכֻּל; from H7921 (שָׁכֹל).

Nearby entries

H7906 · שֵׂכוּ — Seku, a place in Palestine H7907 · שֶׂכְוִי — observant, i.e. (concretely) the mind H7908 · שְׁכוֹל — bereavement H7910 · שִׁכּוֹר — intoxicated, as astate or a habit H7911 · שָׁכַח — to mislay, i.e. to be oblivious of, from…H7912 · שְׁכַח — to discover (literally or figuratively)

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