אֶשְׁכּוֺל (אֶשְׁכֹּל Cant 7:8) noun masculine^{Numbers 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 אַשְׁכְּלֹת Deuteronomy 32:32, אֶשְׁכְּלוֺת Cant 7:9; suffix אַשְׁכְּלֹתֶיהָ Genesis 40:10; —

1 cluster of grapes, עֲנָבִים ׳א Numbers 13:23 compare Numbers 13:24; see also Genesis 40:10 הִבְשִׁילוּ עֲנָבִים ׳א its clusters ripened grapes; hence figurative of deeds of enemies of Israel, clusters of gall have they Deuteronomy 32:32 ("" עִנְבֵי רוֺשׁ); figurative of Israel Isaiah 65:8 ׳יִמָּצֵא הַתִּירוֺשׁ בְּא; Micah 7:1 אֵין 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 תָּמָר palm-tree, ib.)

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

אֶשְׁכֹּ֨ל אֶשְׁכּ֣וֹל אַשְׁכְּלֹ֥ת אַשְׁכְּלֹתֶ֖יהָ אשכול אשכל אשכלת אשכלתיה בָּֽאֶשְׁכּ֔וֹל באשכול הָֽאֶשְׁכּ֔וֹל האשכול וְאֶשְׁכּ֤וֹל ואשכול כְּאֶשְׁכְּל֣וֹת כאשכלות לְאַשְׁכֹּלֽוֹת׃ לאשכלות׃ ’aš·kə·lō·ṯe·hā ’aš·kə·lōṯ ’aškəlōṯ ’aškəlōṯehā ’eš·kō·wl ’eš·kōl ’eškōl ’eškōwl ashkeLot ashkeloTeiha bā’eškōwl bā·’eš·kō·wl baeshKol eshKol hā’eškōwl hā·’eš·kō·wl haeshKol kə’eškəlōwṯ kə·’eš·kə·lō·wṯ keeshkeLot lə’aškōlōwṯ lə·’aš·kō·lō·wṯ leashkoLot veeshKol wə’eškōwl wə·’eš·kō·wlInterlinear Greek • Interlinear Hebrew • Strong's Numbers • Englishman's Greek Concordance • Englishman's Hebrew Concordance • Parallel Texts