H811. eshkol
אֶשְׁכּוֺל (אֶשְׁכֹּל Cant 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 [13:24] +; construct [13:23] +; plural אַשְׁכֹּלוֺת Cant 7:8; construct אַשְׁכְּלֹת [Deut 32:32], אֶשְׁכְּלוֺת Cant 7:9; suffix אַשְׁכְּלֹתֶיהָ [Gen 40:10]; —
1 cluster of grapes, ׳א עֲנָבִים [Num 13:23] compare [13:24]; see also [Gen 40:10] ׳א עֲנָבִים הִבְשִׁילוּ its clusters ripened grapes; hence figurative of deeds of enemies of Israel, clusters of gall have they [Deut 32:32] (|| רוֺשׁ עִנְבֵי); figurative of Israel [Isa 65:8] בְּא הַתִּירוֺשׁ ׳יִמָּצֵא; [Micah 7:1] לֶאֱכוֺל אֶשְׁכּוֺל אֵין figurative of desolation of Israel under Yahweh's judgment; Cant 7:9 in simile הַגֶּפֶן כְּאֶשְׁכְּלוֺת שָׁדַיִךְ compare [Song 7:8] (where Thes MV think of clusters of dates, see תָּמָר palm-tree, ib.)
2 cluster of henna-flowers, ׳א הַכֹּפֶר (see כפר), metaphor of the beloved one [Song 1:14]. (compare GrünwaldIsrael. Letterbode, Amst., xi. 148 f.)