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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width; initial-scale=1"/><title>Strong's Hebrew: 7923. שִׁכֻּלֵי (shikkulim) -- Bereavement, Loss of Children</title></title><link rel="canonical" href="http://biblehub.com/hebrew/7923.htm" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/strongsnew2.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/print.css" type="text/css" media="Print" /><script type="application/javascript" src="https://scripts.webcontentassessor.com/scripts/8a2459b64f9cac8122fc7f2eac4409c8555fac9383016db59c4c26e3d5b8b157"></script><script src='https://qd.admetricspro.com/js/biblehub/biblehub-layout-loader-revcatch.js'></script><script id='HyDgbd_1s' src='https://prebidads.revcatch.com/ads.js' type='text/javascript' async></script><script>(function(w,d,b,s,i){var cts=d.createElement(s);cts.async=true;cts.id='catchscript'; cts.dataset.appid=i;cts.src='https://app.protectsubrev.com/catch_rp.js?cb='+Math.random(); document.head.appendChild(cts); }) (window,document,'head','script','rc-anksrH');</script></head><body><div id="fx"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx2"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="30" scrolling="no" src="/interlinear/vmenus/isaiah/49-20.htm" align="left" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div><div id="blnk"></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable"><tr><td><div id="fx5"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx6"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="245" scrolling="no" src="//biblehu.com/bmstrongs/hebrew/7923.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable3"><tr><td><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center" id="announce"><tr><td><div id="l1"><div id="breadcrumbs"><a href="/">Bible</a> > <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's</a> > <a href="/englishmans_hebrew.htm">Hebrew</a> > 7923</div><div id="anc"><iframe src="/anc.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></div><div id="anc2"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="/anc2.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></div></td></tr></table><div id="movebox2"><table border="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div id="topheading"><a href="../hebrew/7922.htm" title="7922">◄</a> 7923. shikkulim <a href="../hebrew/7924.htm" title="7924">►</a></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheading">Strong's Lexicon</div><div align="left"><span class="toptitle2">shikkulim: Bereavement, Loss of Children</span></div><p><span class="tophdg">Original Word: </span><span class="hebrew">שִׁכֻּלִים</span><br><span class="tophdg">Part of Speech: </span>Noun Masculine<br><span class="tophdg">Transliteration: </span>shikkuliym<br><span class="tophdg">Pronunciation: </span>shik-koo-leem<br><span class="tophdg">Phonetic Spelling: </span>(shik-koo-leem')<br><span class="tophdg">Definition: </span>Bereavement, Loss of Children<br><span class="tophdg">Meaning: </span>childlessness<p><span class="tophdg">Word Origin: </span>Derived from the root שָׁכַל (shakal), which means "to be bereaved" or "to suffer loss."<p><span class="tophdg">Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: </span>The Greek equivalent concept can be found in terms like ἀτεκνία (ateknia), which also refers to childlessness or bereavement, though there is no direct one-to-one correspondence in the Septuagint or New Testament.<p><span class="tophdg">Usage: </span>The term "shikkulim" refers to the state of being bereaved, particularly in the context of losing children. It conveys a deep sense of sorrow and loss, often associated with the judgment or consequences of sin. In the Hebrew Bible, it is used to describe the profound grief and emptiness experienced by parents who have lost their offspring.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>In ancient Israelite society, children were considered a blessing and a sign of God's favor. The loss of children was not only a personal tragedy but also a social and spiritual crisis. It was often seen as a sign of divine displeasure or judgment. The concept of "shikkulim" reflects the deep emotional and cultural significance of family and progeny in the biblical world.<div class="vheading2">NAS Exhaustive Concordance</div><span class="hdg">Word Origin</span><br>from <a href="/hebrew/7921.htm">shakol</a><br><span class="hdg">Definition</span><br>bereavement, childlessness<br><span class="hdg">NASB Translation</span><br>bereaved (1).<p><div align="center"><span class="smalltext"><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/nasec.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe></span></div><div class="vheading2">Brown-Driver-Briggs</div> [<font class="hebrew2">שִׁכֻּלִים</font>] <font size="+1" color="#552200"><b>noun plural abstract</b></font> <font size="+1"><b>bereavement, childlessness</b></font>; — <font class="hebrew2">בְּנֵי שִׁכֻּלָ֑יִךְ</font> <a href="/interlinear/isaiah/49-20.htm">Isaiah 49:20</a> i.e. <em>sons of thee, the bereaved</em>. <br><br><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/bsoft2.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe><div class="vheading2">Strong's Exhaustive Concordance</div>to have after loss of others <p>Plural from <a href="/hebrew/7921.htm">shakol</a>; childlessness (by continued bereavements) -- to have after loss of others. <p>see HEBREW <a href="/hebrew/7921.htm">shakol</a> <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>שִׁכֻּלָ֑יִךְ שכליך shikkuLayich šik·ku·lā·yiḵ šikkulāyiḵ<div class="vheading2">Links</div><a href="/interlinear/matthew/1-1.htm">Interlinear Greek</a> • <a href="/interlinear/genesis/1-1.htm">Interlinear Hebrew</a> • <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's Numbers</a> • <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Englishman's Greek Concordance</a> • <a href="/englishmans_hebrew.htm">Englishman's Hebrew Concordance</a> • <a href="/texts/matthew/1-1.htm">Parallel Texts</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><div class="vheading">Englishman's Concordance</div><b><a href="/text/isaiah/49-20.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Isaiah 49:20</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/isaiah/49.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">בְאָזְנַ֔יִךְ בְּנֵ֖י <b> שִׁכֻּלָ֑יִךְ </b> צַר־ לִ֥י</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/isaiah/49.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> The children <span class="itali">of whom you were bereaved</span> will yet<br><a href="/kjvs/isaiah/49.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> The children <span class="itali">which thou shalt have, after thou hast lost</span> the other, shall say<br><a href="/interlinear/isaiah/49-20.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> your ears the children <span class="itali">were bereaved</span> cramped the place<p><i><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7923.htm">1 Occurrence</a></i><br /><br /><b><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7923.htm">Strong's Hebrew 7923<br>1 Occurrence</a></b><br><br><a href="/hebrew/shikkulayich_7923.htm">šik·ku·lā·yiḵ — 1 Occ.</a><br></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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