Shakul (שַׁכּוּל) means bereaved in Hebrew.
It is an adjective, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
שַׁכּוּל
shakul
adjective
In English
bereaved
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives one meaning for Shakul.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1מי שיַלדוֹ מת, מי שיַלדוֹ נהרג (למשל בעת שירותו הצבאי).
לָכֵן תֵּן אֶת-בְּנֵיהֶם לָרָעָב וְהַגִּרֵם עַל-יְדֵי-חֶרֶב וְתִהְיֶנָה נְשֵׁיהֶם שַׁכֻּלוֹת וְאַלְמָנוֹת וְאַנְשֵׁיהֶם יִהְיוּ הֲרֻגֵי מָוֶת בַּחוּרֵיהֶם מֻכֵּי-חֶרֶב בַּמִּלְחָמָה.
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Shakul is an adjective.
- Written with vowel points
- שַׁכּוּל
- Written without vowel points
- שכול
- Said
- shakul
- Root
- ש־כ־ל
- Pattern
- קַטּוּל
- Plural
- שַׁכּוּלִים
- Feminine form
- שַׁכּוּלָה
- Inflections
- ר' שַׁכּוּלִים; נ' שַׁכּוּלָה, נ"ר שַׁכּוּלוֹת
- Gematria
- 356
This is how Shakul is said in other languages.
- English
- bereaved
These words rhyme with Shakul.
The word Shakul is part of these phrases and sayings.
- משפחה שכולה
- דוב שכול
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The word Shakul comes from the root ש־כ־ל, like these words.
These words come before and after Shakul in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Shakul.
What does Shakul (שַׁכּוּל) mean in Hebrew?
Shakul (שַׁכּוּל) means bereaved. It is said shakul, with the stress on kul.
What rhymes with Shakul (שַׁכּוּל)?
Words that rhyme with Shakul (שַׁכּוּל) include טיפול, בישול, מסלול, גבול, עיגול, and גידול.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry שכול of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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