H0811

אֶשְׁכּוֹל

esh.kolH:N-M

cluster

1) cluster 1a) of grapes 1b) of flowers (metaphor of lover)

The KJV translates H0811 in the following manner:

cluster (8x), clusters (8x), grapes (2x)

Full Brown-Driver-Briggs lexicon entry

אֶשְׁכּוֺל (אֶשְׁכֹּל Song 7:8) noun masculine^{Num 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 Num 13:24 +; construct vNum 13:23 +; plural אַשְׁכֹּלוֺת Song 7:8 construct אַשְׁכְּלֹת Deut 32:32, אֶשְׁכְּלוֺת Song 7:9 suffix אַשְׁכְּלֹתֶיהָ Gen 40:10 —

1. cluster of grapes, עֲנָבִים ׳א Num 13:23 compare vNum 13:24 see also Gen 40:10 הִבְשִׁילוּ עֲנָבִים ׳א its clusters ripened grapes; hence figurative of deeds of enemies of Israel, clusters of gall have they Deut 32:32 (|| עִנְבֵי רוֺשׁ); figurative of Israel Isa 65:8 ׳יִמָּצֵא הַתִּירוֺשׁ בְּא; Mic 7:1 אֵין אֶשְׁכּוֺל לֶאֱכוֺל figurative of desolation of Israel under Yahweh's judgment; Song 7:9 in simile שָׁדַיִךְ כְּאֶשְׁכְּלוֺת הַגֶּפֶן compare v.Song 7:8 (where Thes MV think of clusters of dates, see תָּמָר palm-tree, ib.)

2. cluster of henna-flowers, הַכֹּפֶר ׳א (see כפר), metaphor of the beloved one Song 1:14. (compare Grünwald^{Israel. Letterbode, Amst., xi. 148 f.})

7 occurrences

Genesis (1), Numbers (2), Deuteronomy (1), Song of Solomon (1), Isaiah (1), Micah (1)