Hebrew word

shâkôl

shaw-kole'

שָׁכֹל

What it means

properly, to miscarry, i.e. suffer abortion

properly, to miscarry, i.e. suffer abortion; by analogy, to bereave (literally or figuratively)

Where it comes from

a primitive root

How the King James translates it

bereave4
bereaved3
young2
children2
childless2
barren2
deprived1
destroy1

Every place it appears 21

Genesis27:45 31:38 42:36 43:14

Exodus23:26

Leviticus26:22

Deuteronomy32:25

1 Samuel15:33

2 Kings2:19 2:21

Isaiah49:21

Jeremiah15:7

Lamentations1:20

Ezekiel5:17 14:15 36:13 36:14

Hosea9:12 9:14

Malachi3:11

shâkôl — Hebrew word meaning “properly, to miscarry, i.e. suf”