שכל

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See also: שׂכל

Hebrew[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

Root
שׂ־כ־ל (ś-k-l)

Noun[edit]

שֵׂכֶל (sékhelm [pattern: קֵטֶל]

  1. intelligence, mind

Etymology 2[edit]

Verb[edit]

שָׁכַל (šākal) third-singular masculine past (pa'al construction)

  1. to lose a child, to be bereaved (of children)

Verb[edit]

שִׁכֵּל (šikkēl) third-singular masculine past (pi'el construction)

  1. to unchild, to make childless