Shᵉʼôwl — H7585

H7585 · Hebrew — שאול

Pronunciation: sheh-ole'

Other spellings: shᵉʼôl שְׁאֹל

Definition

feminine noun

Hades or the world of the dead (as if a subterranean retreat), including its accessories and inmates

  1. sheol, underworld, grave, hell, pit
    1. the underworld
    2. Sheol-the OT designation for the abode of the dead
      1. place of no return
      2. without praise of God
      3. wicked sent there for punishment
      4. righteous not abandoned to it
      5. of the place of exile (fig)
      6. of extreme degradation in sin

Usually translated as

grave, hell, pit

Origin

or shᵉʼôl; from H7592

Greek equivalents

Occurrences

Shᵉʼôwl occurs 65 times in 63 verses of the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: Genesis (4), Numbers (2), Deuteronomy (1), 1 Samuel (1), 2 Samuel (1), 1 Kings (2), Job (8), Psalms (15), Proverbs (9), Ecclesiastes (1), Song of Songs (1), Isaiah (9), Ezekiel (5), Hosea (1), Amos (1), Jonah (1), Habakkuk (1)

Strong's Lexicon — S