שַׁכּוּלshakkul meaning in Biblical Hebrew
bereaved of children · adjective
Also spelled in English: shakul
A she-bear comes back to the den and it's empty. Hebrew has one adjective for her, and it's the same root Jacob uses for himself when he sends Benjamin down to Egypt.
כִּי גִבֹּרִים הֵמָּה וּמָרֵי נֶפֶשׁ הֵמָּה כְּדֹב שַׁכּוּל בַּשָּׂדֶה
“For they are mighty men, and bitter of soul, like a bear robbed of her cubs in the field. (2 Samuel 17:8)”
What would you rather meet on a dark road than a dov shakkul?
Biblical Hebrew words for the heart and inner lifePeople and roles in the Hebrew Bible