Definitions for sheol
ˈʃi oʊlshe·ol

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1. Sheolnoun

   (Old Testament) the realm of dead, the common grave of mankind, Hell. In older English translations of the Bible, notably the Authorized or King James Bible, this word is translated as grave or pit.

2. Etymology: From שיול (sheol), meaning "abode of the dead".

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1. Sheol

   Sheol ( SHEE-ohl, -⁠uhl; Hebrew: שְׁאוֹל‎ Šəʾōl, Tiberian: Šŏʾōl) in the Hebrew Bible is a place of still darkness which lies after death. Although not well defined in the Tanakh, Sheol in this view was a subterranean underworld where the souls of the dead went after the body died. Within the Hebrew Bible, there are few – often brief and nondescript – mentions of Sheol, seemingly describing it as a place where both the righteous and the unrighteous dead go, regardless of their moral choices in life. The implications of Sheol within the texts are therefore somewhat unclear; it can be interpreted as either a generic metaphor describing "the grave" into which all humans invariably descend, or, it may be interpreted as representing an actual state of afterlife within Israelite thought. Though such practices are forbidden, the inhabitants of Sheol can, under some circumstances, be summoned by the living, as when the Witch of Endor calls up the spirit of Samuel for Saul.While the Hebrew Bible appears to describe Sheol as the permanent place of the dead, in the Second Temple period (roughly 500 BCE–70 CE) a more diverse set of ideas developed. In some texts, Sheol is considered to be the home of both the righteous and the wicked, separated into respective compartments; in others, it was considered a place of punishment, meant for the wicked dead alone, and is equated with Gehenna in the Talmud. When the Hebrew scriptures were translated into Greek in ancient Alexandria around 200 BCE, the word "Hades" (the Greek underworld) was substituted for Sheol, owing to its similarities to the Underworld of Greek mythology. The gloss of Sheol as "Hades" is reflected in the New Testament where Hades is both the underworld of the dead and the personification of the evil it represents.

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1. Sheolnoun

   the place of departed spirits; Hades; also, the grave

2. Etymology: [Heb. shl.]

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1. Sheol

   She'ol, translated as "grave", "pit", or "abode of the dead", is the Old Testament/Hebrew Bible's underworld, a place of darkness to which all the dead go, both the righteous and the unrighteous, regardless of the moral choices made in life, a place of stillness and darkness cut off from God. The inhabitants of Sheol were the "shades", entities without personality or strength. Under some circumstances they could be contacted by the living, as the Witch of Endor contacts the shade of Samuel for Saul, but such practices are forbidden. While the Old Testament writings describe Sheol as the permanent place of the dead, in the Second Temple period a more diverse set of ideas developed: in some texts, Sheol is the home of both the righteous and the wicked, separated into respective compartments; in others, it was a place of punishment, meant for the wicked dead alone. When the Hebrew scriptures were translated into Greek in ancient Alexandria around 200 BC the word "Hades" was substituted for Sheol, and this is reflected in the New Testament where Hades is both the underworld of the dead and the personification of the evil it represents.

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1. Sheol

   shē′ōl, n. the place of departed spirits. [Heb. she'ōl, a hollow place—shā'al, to dig out.]

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1. Sheol

   the dark underworld or Hades of the Hebrews, inhabited by the shades of the dead.

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1. sheolnoun

   A Hebrew word for either the grave or the realm of the dead.

   Every grave yard is considered as a Sheol town of the earth surface to keep loved ones asleep in memory of life in the flesh of time.

   Etymology: Ghost Realm

   
   

   Submitted by Tehorah_Elyon on September 14, 2023  

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1. holes

2. hosel

3. shole

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1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of sheol in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of sheol in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

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References

1. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Sheol
2. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sheol
3. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sheol
4. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=sheol
5. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=sheol
6. ^ The Nuttall Encyclopedia
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/12342/pg12342-images.html#Sheol