Strong's Hebrew · H7585

שְׁאוֹל

shᵉʼôwl · sheh-ole'

DefinitionHades or the world of the dead (as if a subterranean retreat), including its accessories and inmates
Derivationor שְׁאֹל; from H7592 (שָׁאַל);
KJV usagegrave, hell, pit.
Occurrences65 in the KJV · 63 verses

שְׁאוֹל in Scripture

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 .
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