sheol









sheol


noun (in Hebrew theology)

  1. the abode of the dead or of departed spirits.
  2. (lowercase) hell.

noun Old Testament

  1. the abode of the dead
  2. (often not capital) hell

n.1590s, from Hebrew, literally “the underworld, Hades,” of unknown origin. Used in R.V. in place of Hell in many passages.

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