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שְׁאוֹל H7585

H7585 is the Hebrew word שְׁאוֹל, transliterated shᵉʼôwl and said sheh-ole'. The King James Version most often renders it grave.

Word: שְׁאוֹלTransliteration: shᵉʼôwlSaid: sheh-ole'Language: HebrewIn the KJV: 51 verses

What it means

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

Where it comes from

or שְׁאֹל; from H7592 (שָׁאַל).

How the King James Version translates it

Across 53 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.

grave 24×hell 23×pit 3×than hell 1×grave's 1×therefore hell 1×

Strong's own list of renderings: grave, hell, pit.

Verses using שְׁאוֹל

The first 40 of 51 verses, quoted in full.

Genesis 37:35 · KJV

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.

Numbers 16:30 · KJV

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 · KJV

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 · KJV

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 · KJV

The LORD killeth, and maketh alive: he bringeth down to the grave, and bringeth up.

2 Samuel 22:6 · KJV

The sorrows of hell compassed me about; the snares of death prevented me;

1 Kings 2:6 · KJV

Do therefore according to thy wisdom, and let not his hoar head go down to the grave in peace.

1 Kings 2:9 · KJV

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 · KJV

As the cloud is consumed and vanisheth away: so he that goeth down to the grave shall come up no more.

Job 11:8 · KJV

It is as high as heaven; what canst thou do? deeper than hell; what canst thou know?

Job 14:13 · KJV

O that thou wouldest hide me in the grave, that thou wouldest keep me secret, until thy wrath be past, that thou wouldest appoint me a set time, and remember me!

Job 17:13 · KJV

If I wait, the grave is mine house: I have made my bed in the darkness.

Job 17:16 · KJV

They shall go down to the bars of the pit, when our rest together is in the dust.

Job 24:19 · KJV

Drought and heat consume the snow waters: so doth the grave those which have sinned.

Job 26:6 · KJV

Hell is naked before him, and destruction hath no covering.

Psalm 6:5 · KJV

For in death there is no remembrance of thee: in the grave who shall give thee thanks?

Psalm 9:17 · KJV

The wicked shall be turned into hell, and all the nations that forget God.

Psalm 16:10 · KJV

For thou wilt not leave my soul in hell; neither wilt thou suffer thine Holy One to see corruption.

Psalm 18:5 · KJV

The sorrows of hell compassed me about: the snares of death prevented me.

Psalm 30:3 · KJV

O LORD, thou hast brought up my soul from the grave: thou hast kept me alive, that I should not go down to the pit.

Psalm 49:14 · KJV

Like sheep they are laid in the grave; death shall feed on them; and the upright shall have dominion over them in the morning; and their beauty shall consume in the grave from their dwelling.

Psalm 49:15 · KJV

But God will redeem my soul from the power of the grave: for he shall receive me. Selah.

Psalm 55:15 · KJV

Let death seize upon them, and let them go down quick into hell: for wickedness is in their dwellings, and among them.

Psalm 89:48 · KJV

What man is he that liveth, and shall not see death? shall he deliver his soul from the hand of the grave? Selah.

Psalm 116:3 · KJV

The sorrows of death compassed me, and the pains of hell gat hold upon me: I found trouble and sorrow.

Psalm 141:7 · KJV

Our bones are scattered at the grave’s mouth, as when one cutteth and cleaveth wood upon the earth.

Proverbs 1:12 · KJV

Let us swallow them up alive as the grave; and whole, as those that go down into the pit:

Proverbs 7:27 · KJV

Her house is the way to hell, going down to the chambers of death.

Proverbs 15:11 · KJV

Hell and destruction are before the LORD: how much more then the hearts of the children of men?

Proverbs 15:24 · KJV

The way of life is above to the wise, that he may depart from hell beneath.

Proverbs 27:20 · KJV

Hell and destruction are never full; so the eyes of man are never satisfied.

Proverbs 30:16 · KJV

The grave; and the barren womb; the earth that is not filled with water; and the fire that saith not, It is enough.

Ecclesiastes 9:10 · KJV

Whatsoever thy hand findeth to do, do it with thy might; for there is no work, nor device, nor knowledge, nor wisdom, in the grave, whither thou goest.

Song of Solomon 8:6 · KJV

Set me as a seal upon thine heart, as a seal upon thine arm: for love is strong as death; jealousy is cruel as the grave: the coals thereof are coals of fire, which hath a most vehement flame.

Isaiah 5:14 · KJV

Therefore hell hath enlarged herself, and opened her mouth without measure: and their glory, and their multitude, and their pomp, and he that rejoiceth, shall descend into it.

Isaiah 14:9 · KJV

Hell from beneath is moved for thee to meet thee at thy coming: it stirreth up the dead for thee, even all the chief ones of the earth; it hath raised up from their thrones all the kings of the nations.

Isaiah 14:11 · KJV

Thy pomp is brought down to the grave, and the noise of thy viols: the worm is spread under thee, and the worms cover thee.

Isaiah 14:15 · KJV

Yet thou shalt be brought down to hell, to the sides of the pit.

Isaiah 28:15 · KJV

Because ye have said, We have made a covenant with death, and with hell are we at agreement; when the overflowing scourge shall pass through, it shall not come unto us: for we have made lies our refuge, and under falsehood have we hid ourselves:

Isaiah 28:18 · KJV

And your covenant with death shall be disannulled, and your agreement with hell shall not stand; when the overflowing scourge shall pass through, then ye shall be trodden down by it.

Common questions

What does Strong's H7585 mean?

H7585 is the Hebrew word שְׁאוֹל (shᵉʼôwl), meaning Hades or the world of the dead (as if a subterranean retreat), including its accessories and inmates.

How is H7585 translated in the King James Version?

The King James translators rendered it grave (24 times), hell (23 times), pit (3 times), than hell (1 time), grave's (1 time), among others.

How many times does H7585 appear in the Bible?

שְׁאוֹל (shᵉʼôwl) is tagged in 51 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.

Where does H7585 come from?

Strong's gives its derivation as: or שְׁאֹל; from H7592 (שָׁאַל).

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