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Strong H7921H7921Cמְשַׁכֶּ֫לֶת

barrenness

One of the 3 senses of Strong H7921

Transliteration
shâkôl
Pronunciation
shaw-kole'
Morphology
Hebrew Noun (Feminine)

Definition

STEP sense: barenness

Exact lexical definition: barrenness

Part of speech: noun

BDB context: מְשַׁכֶּ֫לֶת n.f.abstr . barrenness , 2 K 2:21

General definition

A primitive root; properly to {miscarry} that {is} suffer abortion; by analogy to bereave (literally or figuratively): - bereave (of {children}) {barren} cast calf ({fruit} {young}) be (make) {childless} {deprive} {destroy} X {expect} lose {children} {miscarry} rob of {children} spoil.

In the Bible

Strong H7921C appears in 2 verses of the KJV.

Translated in the KJV by

  • barren2

First verses

  1. 2 Kings 2:19
    And the men of the city said unto Elisha, Behold, I pray thee, the situation of this city is pleasant, as my lord seeth: but the water is naught, and the ground barren.
  2. 2 Kings 2:21
    And he went forth unto the spring of the waters, and cast the salt in there, and said, Thus saith the Lord, I have healed these waters; there shall not be from thence any more death or barren land.
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