07908

07908 שְׁכוֹל‎ shëkowl shek-ole’ infinitive of 07921 שָׁכֹל‎ shakol ‘’make childless’’; n m; [BDB-1013b] {See TWOT on 2385 @@ "2385a" } AV-loss of children 2, spoiling 1; 3

1) bereavement, loss of children

• The noun שְׁכוֹל (shekhol) denotes the anguish of losing one’s offspring—a bereavement that embodies both emotional devastation and the tangible end of a family line. In Scripture it can describe literal child-loss or serve as a figurative emblem of profound calamity.