Quick Definition
hell: Sheol
Biblical Persons & Places
Strong's Definition
Hades or the world of the dead (as if a subterranean retreat), including its accessories and inmates
Derivation: or שְׁאֹל; from H7592 (שָׁאַל);
KJV Usage: grave, hell, pit.
TWOT Reference: 2303c
Outline of Biblical Usage
Septuagint (LXX) Greek Equivalents
This Hebrew word is translated by the following Greek words in the Septuagint:
STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Hebrew Lexicon
שְׁאוֹל (she.ol) — hell: Sheol. 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 God 1b3) wicked sent there for punishment 1b4) righteous not abandoned to it 1b5) of the place of exile (fig) 1b6) of extreme degradation in sin
UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew
noun c · שׁאה
Regions Under the Earth | ≈ אֲבַדֹּון · בֹּור · חֹשֶׁךְ · מָוֶת · שַׁחַת | ≠ חַיִּים · שָׁמַיִם
world of the dead = abode of the dead, a place of darkness and silence, located deep in the earth and inaccessible, where there is neither compassion nor wisdom; ≈ regarded as a place that is never satisfied; often personified; going there before one's time is considered a punishment
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Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon
שְׁאוֹל, שְׁאֹל n.f. Shᵉ’ōl, underworld (√ dub.; i.e. place of inquiry) base