שְׁאוֹל
she.olhell: SheolHow to read Hebrew
hebrewOld TestamentName of a place66 occurrences17 books64 verses
Definition
or שְׁאֹל; from H7592; hades or the world of the dead (as if a subterranean retreat), including its accessories and inmates
Traditional renderings: grave, hell, pit.
Traditional renderings: grave, hell, pit.
In the Greek Old Testament
How the ancient Greek translation of the Old Testament renders שְׁאוֹל:
Usage patterns
Occurrences
66 total
- Genesis 37:35שְׁאֹ֑לָה · to SheolAll his sons and daughters tried to comfort him, but he refused to be comforted. “No,” he said. “I will go down to Sheol mourning for my son.” So his father wept for him.
- Genesis 42:38שְׁאֽוֹלָה׃ · to SheolBut Jacob replied, “My son will not go down there with you, for his brother is dead, and he alone is left. If any harm comes to him on your journey, you will bring my gray hair down to Sheol in sorrow.”
- Genesis 44:29שְׁאֹֽלָה׃ · to SheolNow if you also take this one from me and harm comes to him, you will bring my gray hair down to Sheol in sorrow.’
- Genesis 44:31שְׁאֹֽלָה׃ · to Sheol…sees that the boy is not with us, he will die. Then your servants will have brought the gray hair of your servant our father down to Sheol in sorrow.
- Numbers 16:30שְׁאֹ֑לָה · into SheolBut if the LORD brings about something unprecedented, and the earth opens its mouth and swallows them and all that belongs to them so that they go down alive into Sheol, then you will know that these men have treated the LORD with contempt.”
- Numbers 16:33שְׁאֹ֑לָה · into SheolThey went down alive into Sheol with all they owned. The earth closed over them, and they vanished from the assembly.
- Deuteronomy 32:22שְׁא֣וֹל · of SheolFor a fire has been kindled by My anger, and it burns to the depths of Sheol; it consumes the earth and its produce, and scorches the foundations of the mountains.
- 1 Samuel 2:6שְׁא֖וֹל · down to SheolThe LORD brings death and gives life; He brings down to Sheol and raises up.
- 2 Samuel 22:6שְׁא֖וֹל · of SheolThe cords of Sheol entangled me; the snares of death confronted me.
- 1 Kings 2:6שְׁאֹֽל׃ס · to SheolSo act according to your wisdom, and do not let his gray head go down to Sheol in peace.
- 1 Kings 2:9שְׁאֽוֹל׃ · to SheolNow therefore, do not hold him guiltless, for you are a wise man. You know what you ought to do to him to bring his gray head down to Sheol in blood.”
- Job 7:9שְׁ֝א֗וֹל · to SheolAs a cloud vanishes and is gone, so he who goes down to Sheol does not come back up.
- Job 11:8מִ֝שְּׁא֗וֹל · than SheolThey are higher than the heavens—what can you do? They are deeper than Sheol—what can you know?
- Job 14:13בִּשְׁא֬וֹל · in SheolIf only You would hide me in Sheol and conceal me until Your anger has passed! If only You would appoint a time for me and then remember me!
- Job 17:13שְׁא֣וֹל · for SheolIf I look for Sheol as my home, if I spread out my bed in darkness,
- Job 17:16שְׁאֹ֣ל · of SheolWill it go down to the gates of Sheol? Will we go down together into the dust?”
- Job 21:13שְׁא֣וֹל · to SheolThey spend their days in prosperity and go down to Sheol in peace.
- Job 24:19שְׁא֣וֹל · so SheolAs drought and heat consume the melting snow, so Sheol steals those who have sinned.
- Job 26:6שְׁא֣וֹל · SheolSheol is naked before God, and Abaddon has no covering.
- Psalm 6:5בִּ֝שְׁא֗וֹל · from SheolFor there is no mention of You in death; who can praise You from Sheol?
- Psalm 9:17לִשְׁא֑וֹלָה · to SheolThe wicked will return to Sheol—all the nations who forget God.
- Psalm 16:10לִשְׁא֑וֹל · to SheolFor You will not abandon my soul to Sheol, nor will You let Your Holy One see decay.
- Psalm 18:5שְׁא֣וֹל · of SheolThe cords of Sheol entangled me; the snares of death confronted me.
- Psalm 30:3שְׁא֣וֹל · SheolO LORD, You pulled me up from Sheol; You spared me from descending into the Pit.
- Psalm 31:17לִשְׁאֽוֹל׃ · in SheolO LORD, let me not be ashamed, for I have called on You. Let the wicked be put to shame; let them lie silent in Sheol.
- Psalm 49:14לִֽשְׁא֣וֹל · for Sheol; שְׁא֗וֹל · in SheolLike sheep they are destined for Sheol. Death will be their shepherd. The upright will rule them in the morning, and their form will decay in Sheol, far from their lofty abode.
- Psalm 49:15שְׁא֑וֹל · SheolBut God will redeem my life from Sheol, for He will surely take me to Himself. Selah
- Psalm 55:15שְׁא֣וֹל · to SheolLet death seize them by surprise; let them go down to Sheol alive, for evil is with them in their homes.
- Psalm 86:13מִשְּׁא֥וֹל · of SheolFor great is Your loving devotion to me; You have delivered me from the depths of Sheol.
- Psalm 88:3לִשְׁא֥וֹל · to SheolFor my soul is full of troubles, and my life draws near to Sheol.
- Psalm 89:48שְׁא֣וֹל · of SheolWhat man can live and never see death? Can he deliver his soul from the power of Sheol? Selah
- Psalm 116:3שְׁא֣וֹל · of SheolThe ropes of death entangled me; the anguish of Sheol overcame me; I was confronted by trouble and sorrow.
- Psalm 139:8שְּׁא֣וֹל · in SheolIf I ascend to the heavens, You are there; if I make my bed in Sheol, You are there.
- Psalm 141:7שְׁאֽוֹל׃ · of SheolAs when one plows and breaks up the soil, so our bones have been scattered at the mouth of Sheol.
- Proverbs 1:12כִּשְׁא֣וֹל · like Sheol…let us swallow them alive like Sheol, and whole like those descending into the Pit.
- Proverbs 5:5שְׁ֝א֗וֹל · SheolHer feet go down to death; her steps lead straight to Sheol.
- Proverbs 7:27שְׁא֣וֹל · to SheolHer house is the road to Sheol, descending to the chambers of death.
- Proverbs 9:18שְׁא֣וֹל · of SheolBut they do not know that the dead are there, that her guests are in the depths of Sheol.
- Proverbs 15:11שְׁא֣וֹל · SheolSheol and Abaddon lie open before the LORD—how much more the hearts of men!
- Proverbs 15:24מִשְּׁא֥וֹל · to SheolThe path of life leads upward for the wise, that he may avoid going down to Sheol.
- Proverbs 23:14מִשְּׁא֥וֹל · from SheolStrike him with a rod, and you will deliver his soul from Sheol.
- Proverbs 27:20שְׁא֣וֹל · SheolSheol and Abaddon are never satisfied; so the eyes of man are never satisfied.
- Proverbs 30:16שְׁאוֹל֮ · SheolSheol, the barren womb, land never satisfied with water, and fire that never says, ‘Enough!’
- Ecclesiastes 9:10בִּשְׁא֕וֹל · in SheolWhatever you find to do with your hands, do it with all your might, for in Sheol, where you are going, there is no work or planning or knowledge or wisdom.
- Song of Solomon 8:6כִשְׁא֖וֹל · as SheolSet me as a seal over your heart, as a seal upon your arm. For love is as strong as death, its jealousy as unrelenting as Sheol. Its sparks are fiery flames, the fiercest blaze of all.
- Isaiah 5:14שְּׁאוֹל֙ · SheolTherefore Sheol enlarges its throat and opens wide its enormous jaws, and down go Zion’s nobles and masses, her revelers and carousers!
- Isaiah 7:11שְׁאָ֔לָה · of Sheol“Ask for a sign from the LORD your God, whether from the depths of Sheol or the heights of heaven.”
- Isaiah 14:9שְׁא֗וֹל · SheolSheol beneath is eager to meet you upon your arrival. It stirs the spirits of the dead to greet you—all the rulers of the earth. It makes all the kings of the nations rise from their thrones.
- Isaiah 14:11שְׁא֛וֹל · to SheolYour pomp has been brought down to Sheol, along with the music of your harps. Maggots are your bed and worms your blanket.