Shkhol (שכול) means bereavement in Hebrew.
It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
bereavement
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives one meaning for Shkhol.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1מצב של אבל בו נמצא מי שילדוֹ מת.
וְעַתָּה שִׁמְעִי-זֹאת עֲדִינָה הַיּוֹשֶׁבֶת לָבֶטַח הָאֹמְרָה בִּלְבָבָהּ אֲנִי וְאַפְסִי עוֹד לֹא אֵשֵׁב אַלְמָנָה וְלֹא אֵדַע שְׁכוֹל.
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Shkhol is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- שְׁכוֹל
- Written without vowel points
- שכול
- Said
- shkhol
- Root
- ש־כ־ל
- Pattern
- קְטוֹל
- Gematria
- 356
This is how Shkhol is said in other languages.
- English
- bereavement
These words mean nearly the same as Shkhol.
- אבל
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These words rhyme with Shkhol.
The word Shkhol comes from the root ש־כ־ל, like these words.
These words come before and after Shkhol in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Shkhol.
What does Shkhol (שכול) mean in Hebrew?
Shkhol (שכול) means bereavement. It is said shkhol, with the stress on shkhol.
What is a synonym for Shkhol (שכול)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Shkhol (שכול) are אבל.
What rhymes with Shkhol (שכול)?
Words that rhyme with Shkhol (שכול) include גדול, קול, כול, אלכוהול, חול, and גבעול.
Is Shkhol (שכול) masculine or feminine?
The word Shkhol (שכול) is a masculine noun.
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.