Log inStart 7-Day Trial
HebrewH7585Noun

שְׁאוֹל

she.ol

53Occurrences
H7585Strong's #
NounPart of Speech

Definition

Quick Definition(Strong's Concordance)

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

or שְׁאֹל; from H7592 (שָׁאַל);

Full Lexicon Entry(Abbott-Smith)
Sheol, underworld, grave, hell, pit 1a) the underworld 1b) Sheol-the OT designation for the abode of the dead 1b1) place of no return 1b2) without praise of b3) wicked sent there for punishment 1b4) righteous not abandoned to it 1b5) of the place of exile (fig) 1b6) of extreme degradation in sin

Go beyond grammar.

See how this word works across context, usage, and meaning with AI-assisted word study built for serious Bible study.

Context-aware insightsOriginal language depthFast, practical workflow
Try Lumenology for Free

Grammar & Morphology

Part of Speech

Noun

Morphology Code

N:N--L

Full Description

N:N--L

Occurrences

שְׁאוֹל appears 53 times in the Old Testament.

Distribution by Book

Isaiah
10
Proverbs
9
Job
8
Ezk
5
Psalms
5
Genesis
4
1 Kings
2
Numbers
2

Key Passages

1 Kings 2:6BSB

So act according to your wisdom, and do not let his gray head go down to Sheol in peace.

Ezk 32:21BSB

Verse text unavailable

Isaiah 14:15BSB

But you will be brought down to Sheol,to the lowest depths of the Pit.

Job 17:13BSB

If I look for Sheol as my home,if I spread out my bed in darkness,

Proverbs 15:24BSB

The path of life leads upward for the wise,that he may avoid going down to Sheol.

Lexicon data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge) under CC BY 4.0 license.