What is "eshkol"

Eshkol is a Hebrew language word meaning "cluster", usually of grapes. When not related to the Hebrew Bible and botany (where it can also mean " raceme", a region of a flowering-plant's anatomy), it is normally associated with the third Israeli prime minister, Levi Eshkol.

Eshkol can refer to:

• Levi Eshkol, an Israeli Prime Minister
• Miriam Eshkol, wife of Levi Eshkol
• Eshkol Nevo, an Israeli author and grandson of the politician

• Eshkol Academy, a former Orthodox Jewish school in the United States
• Eshkol Power Station, a power plant in Israel named after Levi Eshkol
• Eshkol Regional Council, a district in southern Israel named after Levi Eshkol
• Ramat Eshkol, a Jerusalem neighbourhood named after Levi Eshkol