STRONGS H811:
Abbreviations
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אֶשְׁכּוֺל (
אֶשְׁכֹּל Cant 7:8)
noun masculineNumbers 13:23 cluster (Ethiopic
, Arabic
, Aramaic
אִיתְכְּלָא; etymology dubious; Thes MV below √
שׁכל, but no suitable meaning proven; Sta
§ 258; 300 derives from √
אשׁך with afformative
ל) —
א׳ absolute
Numbers 13:24 +; construct
Numbers 13:23 +; plural
אַשְׁכֹּלוֺת Cant 7:8; construct
אַשְׁכְּלֹת Deuteronomy 32:32,
אֶשְׁכְּלוֺת Cant 7:9; suffix
אַשְׁכְּלֹתֶיהָ Genesis 40:10; —
1. cluster of grapes, עֲנָבִים א׳ Numbers 13:23 compare Numbers 13:24; see also Genesis 40:10 הִבְשִׁילוּ עֲנָבִים א׳ its clusters ripened grapes; hence figurative of deeds of enemies of Israel, clusters of gall have they Deuteronomy 32:32 (|| עִנְבֵי רוֺשׁ); figurative of Israel Isaiah 65:8 יִמָּצֵא הַתִּירוֺשׁ בְּא׳; Micah 7:1 אֵין אֶשְׁכּוֺל לֶאֱכוֺל figurative of desolation of Israel under Yahweh's judgment; Songs 7:9 in simile שָׁדַיִךְ כְּאֶשְׁכְּלוֺת הַגֶּפֶן compare Songs 7:8 (where Thes MV think of clusters of dates, see תָּמָר palm-tree, ib.)
2. cluster of henna-flowers, הַכֹּפֶר א׳ (see כפר), metaphor of the beloved one Songs 1:14. (compare GrünwaldIsrael. Letterbode, Amst., xi. 148 f.)
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs
Genesis
40:10; 40:10
Numbers
13:23; 13:23; 13:23; 13:24; 13:24
Deuteronomy
32:32; 32:32
Song of Songs
1:14; 7:8; 7:8; 7:8; 7:9; 7:9
Isaiah
65:8
Micah
7:1