מִ֝/שְּׁא֗וֹל
𐤌/𐤔𐤀𐤅𐤋
Sheol
than Sheol
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.
Job 11:8 · Word #6
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 HR/Np
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | N — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea |
| Subtype | p — Proper Name — Proper name |
Common Translation
| Phrase | than Sheol |
SIBI-P1 Translation H7585-06
from the underworld
| Morphological Notes | Preposition מִן ("from") prefixed to the proper noun שְׁאוֹל (Sheol), singular; noun functioning as a place name. |
| Rendering Rationale | The noun שְׁאוֹל denotes the underworld or realm of the dead in ancient Israelite thought. The prefixed preposition מִן adds the sense "from," yielding "from the underworld" as a concise, morphology-aware rendering. |
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SILEX v2
SIBI-P2 (Context-Aware)
from Sheol
| Same as P1 | No — adjusted for context |
| Rationale | Proper noun transliterated from Hebrew. P1 meaning: in the underworld |
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