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Strong's Number H7585

שְׁאוֹל
sh@'owl · sheh-ole'
Transliteration:
sh@'owl{sheh-ole'}or sh@ol{sheh-ole'}
Word Origin:
from 7592
TWOT:
2303c
Part of Speech:
noun feminine
Strong's Definition:
Hades or the world of the dead (as if a subterranean retreat), including its accessories and inmates
Usage in the KJV:
grave 30, hell 31, pit 3

Total: 65
Occurs 66 times in the Hebrew text.
Definition:
  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
TDNT - Theological Dictionary of the New Testament
TWOT - Theological Word Book of the Old Testament