Strong's Hebrew Concordance

H7585: שְׁאוֹל

shᵉʼôwl · pronounced sheh-ole' · “hell: Sheol”

Definition

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

KJV translates it as: grave, hell, pit.

Word origin: or שְׁאֹל; from H7592 (שָׁאַל);

Extended definition

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

Brief lexicon based on BDB via STEPBible TBESH (CC BY 4.0).

How H7585 is translated

  • sheol ×54
  • towards ×10
  • as sheol ×1
  • o sheol ×1

Bible verses with H7585 (shᵉʼôwl)

Shᵉʼôwl appears in 64 verses; the first 25 are shown below.

  • Genesis 37:35

    And all his sons and all his daughters rose up to comfort him; but he refused to be comforted; and he said, For I will go down into the grave unto my son mourning. Thus his father wept for him.

  • Genesis 42:38

    And he said, My son shall not go down with you; for his brother is dead, and he is left alone: if mischief befall him by the way in the which ye go, then shall ye bring down my gray hairs with sorrow to the grave.

  • Genesis 44:29

    And if ye take this also from me, and mischief befall him, ye shall bring down my gray hairs with sorrow to the grave.

  • Genesis 44:31

    It shall come to pass, when he seeth that the lad is not with us, that he will die: and thy servants shall bring down the gray hairs of thy servant our father with sorrow to the grave.

  • Numbers 16:30

    But if the Lord make a new thing, and the earth open her mouth, and swallow them up, with all that appertain unto them, and they go down quick into the pit; then ye shall understand that these men have provoked the Lord.

  • Numbers 16:33

    They, and all that appertained to them, went down alive into the pit, and the earth closed upon them: and they perished from among the congregation.

  • Deuteronomy 32:22

    For a fire is kindled in mine anger, and shall burn unto the lowest hell, and shall consume the earth with her increase, and set on fire the foundations of the mountains.

  • 1 Samuel 2:6

    The Lord killeth, and maketh alive: he bringeth down to the grave, and bringeth up.

  • 2 Samuel 22:6

    The sorrows of hell compassed me about; the snares of death prevented me;

  • 1 Kings 2:6

    Do therefore according to thy wisdom, and let not his hoar head go down to the grave in peace.

  • 1 Kings 2:9

    Now therefore hold him not guiltless: for thou art a wise man, and knowest what thou oughtest to do unto him; but his hoar head bring thou down to the grave with blood.

  • Job 7:9

    As the cloud is consumed and vanisheth away: so he that goeth down to the grave shall come up no more.

  • Job 11:8

    It is as high as heaven; what canst thou do? deeper than hell; what canst thou know?

  • Job 14:13

    O that thou wouldest hide me in the grave, that thou wouldest keep me secret, until thy wrath be past, that thou wouldest appoint me a set time, and remember me!

  • Job 17:13

    If I wait, the grave is mine house: I have made my bed in the darkness.

  • Job 17:16

    They shall go down to the bars of the pit, when our rest together is in the dust.

  • Job 21:13

    They spend their days in wealth, and in a moment go down to the grave.

  • Job 24:19

    Drought and heat consume the snow waters: so doth the grave those which have sinned.

  • Job 26:6

    Hell is naked before him, and destruction hath no covering.

  • Psalms 6:5

    For in death there is no remembrance of thee: in the grave who shall give thee thanks?

  • Psalms 9:17

    The wicked shall be turned into hell, and all the nations that forget God.

  • Psalms 16:10

    For thou wilt not leave my soul in hell; neither wilt thou suffer thine Holy One to see corruption.

  • Psalms 18:5

    The sorrows of hell compassed me about: the snares of death prevented me.

  • Psalms 30:3

    O Lord, thou hast brought up my soul from the grave: thou hast kept me alive, that I should not go down to the pit.

  • Psalms 31:17

    Let me not be ashamed, O Lord; for I have called upon thee: let the wicked be ashamed, and let them be silent in the grave.

All 64 references