שְׁאָ֔לָה
𐤔𐤀𐤋𐤄
Sheol
it
The underworld, the abode of the dead or the realm of departed spirits; in most biblical contexts, a shadowy region beneath the earth where both the righteous and the unrighteous go after death. The term is not inherently negative or punitive, nor does it connote torment—rather, it describes the state or place of the dead, distant from the world of the living. Sometimes rendered as 'grave' or 'pit,' but encompasses more than a physical burial place; it reflects ancient Israelite understanding of death and the afterlife as a realm of diminished existence.
Isaiah 7:11 · Word #8
Lexicon H7585
| Lemma | שְׁאוֹל |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤔𐤀𐤅𐤋 |
| Transliteration | Sheol |
| Strong's | H7585 |
| Definition | The underworld, the abode of the dead or the realm of departed spirits; in most biblical contexts, a shadowy region beneath the earth where both the righteous and the unrighteous go after death. The term is not inherently negative or punitive, nor does it connote torment—rather, it describes the state or place of the dead, distant from the world of the living. Sometimes rendered as 'grave' or 'pit,' but encompasses more than a physical burial place; it reflects ancient Israelite understanding of death and the afterlife as a realm of diminished existence. |
Morphology HVqc
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | V — Verb — An action or state |
| Binyan | q — Qal — Simple active |
| Conjugation | c — Infinitive Construct — The verbal noun ("to ...") |
Common Translation
| Phrase | it |
SIBI-P1 Translation H7585-07
to the underworld
| Morphological Notes | Feminine singular noun שְׁאוֹל with locative ה (directional ending), indicating motion toward a place. |
| Rendering Rationale | The lemma שְׁאוֹל denotes the underworld or realm of the dead. The final ה marks the locative (directional) ending, indicating movement toward or into that realm, hence "to the underworld." |
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