שכל

See also: שׂכל

Hebrew

Pronunciation

• (Biblical Hebrew) IPA^(key): /ɬikl/
• (Tiberian Hebrew) IPA^(key): /ˈse.xɛl/
• (Modern Israeli Hebrew) IPA^(key): /ˈse.χel/

Etymology 1

Root
שׂ־כ־ל (s-k-l)

Noun

שֵׂכֶל • (sékhel) m [pattern: קֵטֶל]

1. intelligence, mind

Etymology 2

Verb

שָׁכַל • (šākal) (pa'al construction)

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

Verb

שִׁכֵּל • (šikkēl) (pi'el construction)

1. to unchild, to make childless