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שְׁאוֹל
shᵉʼôwl · Hebrew · Strong's H7585 · 66 occurrences
The KJV renders 10 different Hebrew and Greek words as “grave”
What it means
Hades or the world of the dead (as if a subterranean retreat), including its accessories and inmates
or שְׁאֹל; from H7592 (שָׁאַל);
How the KJV renders it
grave, hell, pit
Where that flattens a distinction
The same English word is also used for these other originals, so the distinction between them disappears in translation.
“grave”
“pit”
Questions this word decides
Where it appears
66 occurrences in the Hebrew text, first 60 verses shown.
1 Kings 2:6 HNp1 Kings 2:9 HNp1 Samuel 2:6 HNp2 Samuel 22:6 HNpAmos 9:2 HR/NpDeuteronomy 32:22 HNpEcclesiastes 9:10 HR/NpEzekiel 31:15 HNp/SdEzekiel 31:16 HNp/SdEzekiel 31:17 HNp/SdEzekiel 32:21 HNpEzekiel 32:27 HNpGenesis 37:35 HNcmsa/SdGenesis 42:38 HNp/SdGenesis 44:29 HNp/SdGenesis 44:31 HNp/SdHabakkuk 2:5 HR/NpHosea 13:14 HNpIsaiah 5:14 HNpIsaiah 7:11 HVqcIsaiah 14:9 HNpIsaiah 14:11 HNpIsaiah 14:15 HNpIsaiah 28:15 HNpIsaiah 28:18 HNpIsaiah 38:10 HNpIsaiah 38:18 HNpIsaiah 57:9 HNpJob 7:9 HNpJob 11:8 HR/NpJob 14:13 HR/NpJob 17:13 HNpJob 17:16 HNpJob 21:13 HNpJob 24:19 HNpJob 26:6 HNpJonah 2:2 HNpNumbers 16:30 HNp/SdNumbers 16:33 HNp/SdProverbs 1:12 HR/NpProverbs 5:5 HNpProverbs 7:27 HNpProverbs 9:18 HNpProverbs 15:11 HNpProverbs 15:24 HR/NpProverbs 23:14 HR/NpProverbs 27:20 HNpProverbs 30:16 HNpPsalm 6:5 HR/NpPsalm 9:17 HR/Np/SdPsalm 16:10 HR/NpPsalm 18:5 HNpPsalm 30:3 HNpPsalm 31:17 HR/NpPsalm 49:14 HNpPsalm 49:15 HNpPsalm 55:15 HNpPsalm 86:13 HR/NpPsalm 88:3 HR/NpPsalm 89:48 HNp
Occurrences and morphology are taken from the primary Hebrew text, never from an English translation. Strong's Hebrew lexicon and Westminster Leningrad Codex morphology used under CC BY-SA 4.0 / CC BY 4.0 (OpenScriptures). Strong's Greek lexicon is public domain.