שְׁאוֹל֮ — Proverbs 30:16 Hebrew Word Study

שְׁאוֹל֮

𐤔𐤀𐤅𐤋

sheol

Sheol

or שְׁאֹל; from שָׁאַל; Hades or the world of the dead (as if a subterranean retreat), including its accessories and inmates; grave, hell, pit.

H7585

Proverbs 30:16 · Word #1

Lexicon `H7585`

Lemma	שְׁאוֹל
Lemma (Paleo)	𐤔𐤀𐤅𐤋
Transliteration	shᵉʼôwl
Strong's	H7585
In-context	Sheol

Morphology `HNp` All morphology codes

Part of Speech	`N` — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea
Subtype	`p` — Proper Name — Proper name

SIBI-P1 `H7585-04`

the Asking-Place

Root	שאל (š-ʾ-l)
Core Meanings	ask, inquire, request, demand
Semantic Range	the realm of the dead, the grave, the underworld, the pit, the abode of departed spirits
Conceptual Significance	Sheol represents the universal destination of the dead in the Hebrew Bible, a shadowy realm beneath the earth. Its association with "asking" or "demanding" evokes the imagery of death as insatiable, continually claiming human life, underscoring mortality and humanity’s need for divine deliverance.
Morphological Notes	Feminine singular proper noun; absolute state; no pronominal suffix. Functions as the name of the underworld or realm of the dead.
Rendering Rationale	שְׁאוֹל is a feminine singular proper noun (HNp). Rendering it as "the Asking-Place" preserves its likely derivation from שאל ("to ask, demand"), reflecting the ancient conception of Sheol as the realm that continually "asks" for or claims the living, while maintaining its singular, place-oriented sense.

AI-generated (openai/gpt-5.2-chat-latest)

Words from Root שאל (ask, inquire, request, demand)

SILEX Code	Transliteration	SIBI-P1
`H7585-01`	bisheol	in Sheol (the Demanding Realm)
`H7592-01`	esheal	I will inquire
`H7592-02`	eshealah	let me ask
`H7592-03`	eshealekha	I will inquire of you (masculine singular)
`H847-01`	eshetaol	Place-of-Entreaty
`H7587-01`	hashauli	the Asked-one clansman
`H7592-05`	hashoalim	the inquirers
`H7592-06`	hisheiletihu	I have lent him
`H7585-02`	kisheol	like Sheol—the Asking-Place
`H7586-01`	leshaul	to the Asked-for (man)
`H7956-01`	leshelah	to Shelah (“Asked-For”)
`H7592-07`	lisheal	to inquire/ask
`H7592-08`	lisheol	to inquire / to ask
`H7592-09`	lshvl	to ask, to inquire
`H7586-02`	mishaul	from Shaul (the Asked-one)
`H7585-03`	misheol	from Sheol, the Asking-Place
`H7592-10`	nisheal	the one being-asked
`H7592-11`	nishealeti	I was inquired of
`H7592-12`	nisheol	he was inquired of
`H7592-13`	shaal	he inquired
`H7592-14`	shaalah	she inquired
`H7592-15`	shaaleta	you have inquired
`H7592-16`	shaalete	you (feminine singular) have inquired
`H7592-17`	shaaleti	I have inquired
`H7592-18`	shaali	Inquire!
`H7592-19`	shaalu	they inquired; you (masculine plural), inquire!
`H7593-01`	shael	the asking one
`H7597-01`	shaletiel	I-Have-Asked-El
`H7592-20`	shaol	to inquire / ask
`H7586-03`	shaul	Asked-for One
`H7592-21`	sheal	Ask!
	shealah	Sheʾol — the Asking-Place
`H7597-02`	shealetiel	I-have-asked-God (masculine personal name)
`H7592-22`	shealuni	You men, inquire of me
`H410-09`	sheel	he has asked
`H7596-01`	sheelah	an asking
`H7596-02`	sheelatekhe	your asking-request
`H7596-03`	sheelati	my asking-petition
`H7593-02`	sheelena	we inquired
	sheeleta	the asked-matter
`H7592-23`	sheeletem	you (masculine plural) inquired
`H7592-24`	sheelunu	they inquired of us
`H7592-25`	sheiletihu	I inquired of him
`H7592-26`	sheiletiv	I have inquired of him
`H7956-02`	shelah	Asked-for One
`H7585-05`	sheolah	Sheol-ward
`H7592-27`	shoel	the inquiring one
`H7592-28`	shoelet	she who is asking
`H7592-29`	tisheal	you inquire
`H7592-30`	tishealekha	she inquires of you
`H7592-31`	tishealeni	you inquire of me
`H7594-01`	usheal	and Asked-One
`H7592-32`	usheelekhe	and he inquired of you (feminine singular)
`H7592-33`	usheeletem	and you all inquired
`H7592-34`	vaesheal	And I inquired
`H7592-35`	vaeshealem	and I inquired of them
`H7592-36`	vatisheal	and you inquired
`H7592-37`	vayasheilum	and they lent to them
`H7592-38`	vayisheal	and he inquired
`H7592-39`	vayishealehu	and he inquired of him
`H7592-40`	vayishealu	and they inquired
`H7592-41`	veeshealekha	and I will inquire of you
`H7592-42`	veeshealem	and I will inquire of them
`H7592-43`	venishealah	and let us inquire
`H7592-44`	veshaal	and he inquired
`H7592-45`	veshaalah	and she inquired
`H7592-46`	veshaaleta	and you inquired
`H7592-47`	veshaali	and you (feminine), inquire!
`H7592-48`	veshaalu	and they inquired / and inquire (you, masculine plural)
`H7592-49`	veshaol	and he asked
`H7586-05`	veshaul	and Asked-for
`H7956-03`	veshelah	and Asked-For (Shelah)
`H7592-50`	veshielu	and they asked
`H7592-51`	veshoel	and an inquiring one
`H7592-52`	veyishealu	and let them inquire
`H7592-53`	visheelekha	and he inquired of you
`H7592-54`	yeshaalu	they would earnestly ask
`H7592-55`	yisheal	he will inquire
`H7592-56`	yishealekha	he will inquire of you
`H7592-57`	yishealu	they will inquire
`H7592-58`	yishealun	they will inquire
`H7592-59`	yishealuni	they will inquire of me
`H7592-60`	yshl	he will ask

Word Usage (66 occurrences of H7585)

Location	Form	Transliteration	Meaning
Genesis 37:35	שְׁאֹ֑לָ/ה	sheolah	to Sheol / to the grave
Genesis 42:38	שְׁאֽוֹלָ/ה	sheolah	to Sheol
Genesis 44:29	שְׁאֹֽלָ/ה	sheolah	to the grave
Genesis 44:31	שְׁאֹֽלָ/ה	sheolah	to the grave
Numbers 16:30	שְׁאֹ֑לָ/ה	sheolah	to Sheol
Numbers 16:33	שְׁאֹ֑לָ/ה	sheolah	into Sheol
Deuteronomy 32:22	שְׁא֣וֹל	sheol	Sheol
1 Samuel 2:6	שְׁא֖וֹל	sheol	Sheol
2 Samuel 22:6	שְׁא֖וֹל	sheol	Sheol
1 Kings 2:6	שְׁאֹֽל	sheol	to Sheol
1 Kings 2:9	שְׁאֽוֹל	sheol	Sheol
Isaiah 5:14	שְּׁאוֹל֙	sheol	Sheol
Isaiah 7:11	שְׁאָ֔לָה	shealah	it
Isaiah 14:9	שְׁא֗וֹל	sheol	Sheol
Isaiah 14:11	שְׁא֛וֹל	sheol	to Sheol
Isaiah 14:15	שְׁא֛וֹל	sheol	Sheol
Isaiah 28:15	שְׁא֖וֹל	sheol	Sheol
Isaiah 28:18	שְׁא֖וֹל	sheol	Sheol
Isaiah 38:10	שְׁא֑וֹל	sheol	Sheol
Isaiah 38:18	שְׁא֛וֹל	sheol	Sheol
Isaiah 57:9	שְׁאֽוֹל	sheol	Sheol
Ezekiel 31:15	שְׁא֨וֹלָ/ה֙	sheolah	to Sheol
Ezekiel 31:16	שְׁא֖וֹלָ/ה	sheolah	to Sheol
Ezekiel 31:17	שְׁא֖וֹלָ/ה	sheolah	to Sheol
Ezekiel 32:21	שְׁא֖וֹל	sheol	of Sheol
Ezekiel 32:27	שְׁא֣וֹל	sheol	to Sheol
Hosea 13:14	שְׁאוֹל֙	sheol	Sheol
Hosea 13:14	שְׁא֔וֹל	sheol-2	O Sheol
Amos 9:2	בִ/שְׁא֔וֹל	visheol	into Sheol
Jonah 2:3	שְׁא֛וֹל	sheol	Sheol
Habakkuk 2:5	כִּ/שְׁא֜וֹל	kisheol	like Sheol
Psalms 6:6	בִּ֝/שְׁא֗וֹל	bisheol	in-Sheol
Psalms 9:18	לִ/שְׁא֑וֹלָ/ה	lisheolah	to Sheol
Psalms 16:10	לִ/שְׁא֑וֹל	lisheol	to Sheol
Psalms 18:6	שְׁא֣וֹל	sheol	Sheol
Psalms 30:4	שְׁא֣וֹל	sheol	Sheol
Psalms 31:18	לִ/שְׁאֽוֹל	lisheol	to Sheol
Psalms 49:15	לִֽ/שְׁא֣וֹל	lisheol	to Sheol
Psalms 49:15	שְׁא֗וֹל	sheol	Sheol
Psalms 49:16	שְׁא֑וֹל	sheol	Sheol
Psalms 55:16	שְׁא֣וֹל	sheol	Sheol
Psalms 86:13	מִ/שְּׁא֥וֹל	misheol	from Sheol
Psalms 88:4	לִ/שְׁא֥וֹל	lisheol	to Sheol
Psalms 89:49	שְׁא֣וֹל	sheol	Sheol
Psalms 116:3	שְׁא֣וֹל	sheol	Sheol
Psalms 139:8	שְּׁא֣וֹל	sheol	Sheol
Psalms 141:7	שְׁאֽוֹל	sheol	Sheol
Proverbs 1:12	כִּ/שְׁא֣וֹל	kisheol	like Sheol
Proverbs 5:5	שְׁ֝א֗וֹל	sheol	Sheol
Proverbs 7:27	שְׁא֣וֹל	sheol	Sheol
Proverbs 9:18	שְׁא֣וֹל	sheol	Sheol
Proverbs 15:11	שְׁא֣וֹל	sheol	Sheol
Proverbs 15:24	מִ/שְּׁא֥וֹל	misheol	from Sheol
Proverbs 23:14	מִ/שְּׁא֥וֹל	misheol	from-Sheol
Proverbs 27:20	שְׁא֣וֹל	sheol	Sheol
Proverbs 30:16	שְׁאוֹל֮	sheol	Sheol
Job 7:9	שְׁ֝א֗וֹל	sheol	to Sheol
Job 11:8	מִ֝/שְּׁא֗וֹל	misheol	than Sheol
Job 14:13	בִּ/שְׁא֬וֹל	bisheol	in Sheol
Job 17:13	שְׁא֣וֹל	sheol	Sheol
Job 17:16	שְׁאֹ֣ל	sheol	of Sheol
Job 21:13	שְׁא֣וֹל	sheol	Sheol
Job 24:19	שְׁא֣וֹל	sheol	Sheol
Job 26:6	שְׁא֣וֹל	sheol	Sheol
Song of Songs 8:6	כִ/שְׁא֖וֹל	khisheol	as Sheol
Ecclesiastes 9:10	בִּ/שְׁא֕וֹל	bisheol	in Sheol

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Lexicon H7585

Morphology HNp All morphology codes

SIBI-P1 H7585-04

Words from Root שאל (ask, inquire, request, demand)

Word Usage (66 occurrences of H7585)

Lexicon `H7585`

Morphology `HNp` All morphology codes

SIBI-P1 `H7585-04`