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שְׁאֹול

Strong’s: H7585

Associated OET lemmas: שְׁאָלָה · שְׁאוֹל

Authors: Reinier de Blois

Form 1

Part of speech: nsc

Related lemmas: שׁאה

Sense 1: world of the dead

Semantic domains: Regions Under the Earth (001005002003)

Core domains: Universe (185); Life and Death (099)

Definition: = abode of the dead, a place of darkness and silence, located deep in the earth and inaccessible, where there is neither compassion nor wisdom; ≈ regarded as a place that is never satisfied; often personified; going there before one's time is considered a punishment

Synonyms: אֲבַדֹּון · בֹּור · חֹשֶׁךְ · מָוֶת · שַׁחַת

Antonyms: חַיִּים · שָׁמַיִם

GEN 37:35: RV GEN 37:35 · LV GEN 37:35 · Read together GEN 37:35

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OET-RV GEN 37:35

35 All his other sons and all his daughters came to comfort him, but he refused to be comforted and said, “I will go down to my son in the grave mourning.” So his father wept for him.

OET-LV GEN 37:35

35 And_ all _of sons _of_his and_all daughters _of_his _they _arose to_comfort_him and_he _refused to_be _comforted and_he/it _said if/because I _will _go _down to son _of_my mourning Shəʼōl_to and_ his/its_father _he _wept _for DOM_him/it.

GEN 42:38: RV GEN 42:38 · LV GEN 42:38 · Read together GEN 42:38

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OET-RV GEN 42:38

38 “My son will not go with you,” Ya’akov countered, “because his brother is dead, and he alone is left. And if harm were to meet him on the road that you’re going on, then you’d bring my grey head down to the grave in grief.”

OET-LV GEN 42:38

38 And_he/it _said not son _of_my he _will _go _down with_you(pl) if/because his/its_brother he _has _died and_he for_him/it_being _alone is_remaining and_it_will _happen _to _him harm on_journey which you(pl)_will _go on_it and_you(pl)_will _cause _to _go _down DOM hair _of_my _grey in_sorrow Shəʼōl_to.

All 63 recorded passages for this sense

GEN: RV GEN 37:35 · RV GEN 42:38 · RV GEN 44:29 · RV GEN 44:31 · LV GEN 37:35 · LV GEN 42:38 · LV GEN 44:29 · LV GEN 44:31 · Read together GEN 37:35 · Read together GEN 42:38 · Read together GEN 44:29 · Read together GEN 44:31

NUM: RV NUM 16:30 · RV NUM 16:33 · LV NUM 16:30 · LV NUM 16:33 · Read together NUM 16:30 · Read together NUM 16:33

DEU: RV DEU 32:22 · LV DEU 32:22 · Read together DEU 32:22

SA1: RV SA1 2:6 · LV SA1 2:6 · Read together SA1 2:6

SA2: RV SA2 22:6 · LV SA2 22:6 · Read together SA2 22:6

KI1: RV KI1 2:6 · RV KI1 2:9 · LV KI1 2:6 · LV KI1 2:9 · Read together KI1 2:6 · Read together KI1 2:9

JOB: RV JOB 7:9 · RV JOB 11:8 · RV JOB 14:13 · RV JOB 17:13 · RV JOB 17:16 · RV JOB 21:13 · RV JOB 24:19 · RV JOB 26:6 · LV JOB 7:9 · LV JOB 11:8 · LV JOB 14:13 · LV JOB 17:13 · LV JOB 17:16 · LV JOB 21:13 · LV JOB 24:19 · LV JOB 26:6 · Read together JOB 7:9 · Read together JOB 11:8 · Read together JOB 14:13 · Read together JOB 17:13 · Read together JOB 17:16 · Read together JOB 21:13 · Read together JOB 24:19 · Read together JOB 26:6

PSA: RV PSA 6:5 · RV PSA 9:17 · RV PSA 16:10 · RV PSA 18:5 · RV PSA 30:3 · RV PSA 31:17 · RV PSA 49:14–15 · RV PSA 55:15 · RV PSA 86:13 · RV PSA 88:3 · RV PSA 89:48 · RV PSA 116:3 · RV PSA 139:8 · RV PSA 141:7 · LV PSA 6:6 · LV PSA 9:18 · LV PSA 16:10 · LV PSA 18:6 · LV PSA 30:4 · LV PSA 31:18 · LV PSA 49:15–16 · LV PSA 55:16 · LV PSA 86:13 · LV PSA 88:4 · LV PSA 89:49 · LV PSA 116:3 · LV PSA 139:8 · LV PSA 141:7 · Read together PSA 6:5 · Read together PSA 9:17 · Read together PSA 16:10 · Read together PSA 18:5 · Read together PSA 30:3 · Read together PSA 31:17 · Read together PSA 49:14–15 · Read together PSA 55:15 · Read together PSA 86:13 · Read together PSA 88:3 · Read together PSA 89:48 · Read together PSA 116:3 · Read together PSA 139:8 · Read together PSA 141:7

PRO: RV PRO 1:12 · RV PRO 5:5 · RV PRO 7:27 · RV PRO 9:18 · RV PRO 15:11 · RV PRO 15:24 · RV PRO 23:14 · RV PRO 27:20 · RV PRO 30:16 · LV PRO 1:12 · LV PRO 5:5 · LV PRO 7:27 · LV PRO 9:18 · LV PRO 15:11 · LV PRO 15:24 · LV PRO 23:14 · LV PRO 27:20 · LV PRO 30:16 · Read together PRO 1:12 · Read together PRO 5:5 · Read together PRO 7:27 · Read together PRO 9:18 · Read together PRO 15:11 · Read together PRO 15:24 · Read together PRO 23:14 · Read together PRO 27:20 · Read together PRO 30:16

ECC: RV ECC 9:10 · LV ECC 9:10 · Read together ECC 9:10

SNG: RV SNG 8:6 · LV SNG 8:6 · Read together SNG 8:6

ISA: RV ISA 5:14 · RV ISA 14:9 · RV ISA 14:11 · RV ISA 14:15 · RV ISA 28:15 · RV ISA 28:18 · RV ISA 38:10 · RV ISA 38:18 · RV ISA 57:9 · LV ISA 5:14 · LV ISA 14:9 · LV ISA 14:11 · LV ISA 14:15 · LV ISA 28:15 · LV ISA 28:18 · LV ISA 38:10 · LV ISA 38:18 · LV ISA 57:9 · Read together ISA 5:14 · Read together ISA 14:9 · Read together ISA 14:11 · Read together ISA 14:15 · Read together ISA 28:15 · Read together ISA 28:18 · Read together ISA 38:10 · Read together ISA 38:18 · Read together ISA 57:9

EZE: RV EZE 31:15–17 · RV EZE 32:21 · RV EZE 32:27 · LV EZE 31:15–17 · LV EZE 32:21 · LV EZE 32:27 · Read together EZE 31:15–17 · Read together EZE 32:21 · Read together EZE 32:27

HOS: RV HOS 13:14 · LV HOS 13:14 · Read together HOS 13:14

AMO: RV AMO 9:2 · LV AMO 9:2 · Read together AMO 9:2

JNA: RV JNA 2:2 · LV JNA 2:3 · Read together JNA 2:2

HAB: RV HAB 2:5 · LV HAB 2:5 · Read together HAB 2:5