שַׁכּוּל (šakkûl) is
a Hebrew adjective
meaning bereaved. It appears
6 times
in 5 books of the Hebrew Bible
(Strong's H7909).
Also rendered
childless
Same Hebrew root (TWOT 2385c)
Range of meaning (TWOT 2385c)bereaved, robbed of offspring; barren, bereaved of children
Full entry: Brown-Driver-Briggs and Strong's
שַׁכּוּלadjective: bereaved, robbed of offspring
Strong's H7909שַׁכּוּל: bereaved KJV:barren, bereaved (robbed) of children (whelps).
Meanings: Brown-Driver-Briggs (1906) and Strong's Hebrew Dictionary (1890), public domain, via the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible Project (CC BY 4.0). TWOT numbers for reference only.
Root family 2385: שָׁכֹלšākōl — be bereaved; make childless, cause barrenness, shew barrenness, abortion; miscarrying womb; miscarry, suffer abortion, bereave; barren, cast calf, be childless, deprive, destroy, lose children, rob of children, spoil