Lexicon
שְׁכוֹל
she.khol
H7908
H:N-M Hebrew

bereavement

3
Occurrences
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Books
Hebrew
Language

she.khol denotes bereavement, portrayed as a loss to be feared, suffered, or brought upon someone.

The attested use depicts bereavement as a grievous loss: it is denied as a future prospect in Isaiah 47:8, announced alongside widowhood in Isaiah 47:9, and described as being brought upon the speaker's soul in Psalm 35:12.

Senses in use

  1. Bereavement as grievous loss · dominant

    All three occurrences use the masculine singular absolute form in contexts of loss or calamity. In Isaiah 47:8 the APB renders the claim that the speaker will never “know bereavement”; in Isaiah 47:9 it renders bereavement as one of two sudden events, alongside widowhood; and in Psalm 35:12 it renders opponents as “bringing bereavement upon my soul.”

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB uses “bereavement” in each cited verse, presenting it as something not expected, then as a sudden coming calamity, and finally as a harm brought upon the speaker's soul. These clauses show the verse-level presentation rather than a precise English-token correspondence.

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