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Hebrew word study

שְׁאוֹלshᵉʼôwl — Hades or the world of the dead (as if a subterranean retr…

Pronounced “sheh-ole'”

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

Translated in the King James as: grave, hell, pit.

Appears 66 times in Scripture

Origin: or שְׁאֹל; from H7592 (שָׁאַל);

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Where it appears

Genesis — 4×

Genesis 37:35 Genesis 42:38 Genesis 44:29 Genesis 44:31

Numbers — 2×

Numbers 16:30 Numbers 16:33

Deuteronomy — 1×

Deuteronomy 32:22

1 Samuel — 1×

2 Samuel — 1×

1 Kings — 2×

1 Ki 2:6 1 Ki 2:9

Job — 8×

Job 7:9 Job 11:8 Job 14:13 Job 17:13 Job 17:16 Job 21:13 Job 24:19 Job 26:6

Psalms — 16×

Psalms 6:5 Psalms 9:17 Psalms 16:10 Psalms 18:5 Psalms 30:3 Psalms 31:17 Psalms 49:14 Psalms 49:15 Psalms 55:15 Psalms 86:13 Psalms 88:3 Psalms 89:48 Psalms 116:3 Psalms 139:8 Psalms 141:7+ 1 more in Psalms

Proverbs — 9×

Proverbs 1:12 Proverbs 5:5 Proverbs 7:27 Proverbs 9:18 Proverbs 15:11 Proverbs 15:24 Proverbs 23:14 Proverbs 27:20 Proverbs 30:16

Ecclesiastes — 1×

Song of Solomon — 1×

Isaiah — 10×

Isaiah 5:14 Isaiah 7:11 Isaiah 14:9 Isaiah 14:11 Isaiah 14:15 Isaiah 28:15 Isaiah 28:18 Isaiah 38:10 Isaiah 38:18 Isaiah 57:9

Ezekiel — 5×

Ezekiel 31:15 Ezekiel 31:16 Ezekiel 31:17 Ezekiel 32:21 Ezekiel 32:27

Hosea — 2×

Hosea 13:14+ 1 more in Hosea

Amos — 1×

Jonah — 1×

Habakkuk — 1×

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Lexicon data: Open Scriptures Strong’s dictionaries (CC-BY-SA). Word alignment: Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain). Self-hosted by Seen.