hebrew #811 - אֶשְׁכּוֹל eshkol (a cluster)
Strong's Exhaustive Concordance cluster of grapes Or meshkol {esh-kole'}; probably prolonged from 'eshek; a bunch of grapes or other fruit -- cluster (of grapes). see HEBREW 'eshek Englishman's Concordance 1) cluster 1a) of grapes 1b) of flowers (metaphor of lover) Part of Speech: noun masculine A Related Word by BDB/Strong’s Number: probably prolonged from H810 Same Word by TWOT Number: 178 Brown-Driver-Briggsאֶשְׁכּוֺל (אֶשְׁכֹּל Cant 7:8) noun masculineNumbers 13:23 cluster (Ethiopic  , Arabic  , Aramaic אִיתְכְּלָא; etymology dubious; Thes MV below √ שׁכל, but no suitable meaning proven; Sta§ 258; 300 derives from √ אשׁך with afformative ל) — ׳א absolute Numbers 13:24 +; construct Numbers 13:23 +; plural אַשְׁכֹּלוֺת Cant 7:8; construct אַשְׁכְּלֹתDeuteronomy 32:32, אֶשְׁכְּלוֺת Cant 7:9; suffix אַשְׁכְּלֹתֶיהָGenesis 40:10; — 1cluster of grapes, עֲנָבִים׳אNumbers 13:23 compare Numbers 13:24; see also Genesis 40:10הִבְשִׁילוּעֲנָבִים׳אits clusters ripened grapes; hence figurative of deeds of enemies of Israel, clusters of gall have theyDeuteronomy 32:32 ("" עִנְבֵי רוֺשׁ); figurative of Israel Isaiah 65:8׳יִמָּצֵא הַתִּירוֺשׁ בְּא; Micah 7:1אֵין אֶשְׁכּוֺל לֶאֱכוֺל figurative of desolation of Israel under Yahweh's judgment; Cant 7:9 in simile שָׁדַיִךְ כְּאֶשְׁכְּלוֺת הַגֶּפֶן compare Songs 7:8 (where Thes MV think of clusters of dates, see תָּמָרpalm-tree, ib.) 2cluster of henna-flowers, הַכֹּפֶר׳א (see כפר), metaphor of the beloved one Songs 1:14. (compare GrünwaldIsrael. Letterbode, Amst., xi. 148 f.) Englishman's Concordance (References)Strong's Hebrew: 811. אֶשְׁכּוֹל (eshkol) — 9 OccurrencesGenesis 40:10 Numbers 13:23 Numbers 13:24 Deuteronomy 32:32 Songs 1:14 Songs 7:7 Songs 7:8 Isaiah 65:8 Micah 7:1 |