Sheol
Americannoun
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the abode of the dead
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(often not capital) hell
Etymology
Origin of Sheol
First recorded in 1590–1600, Sheol is from the Hebrew word shəʾōl
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
Her career is put into jeopardy after a friendly fire incident shortly after they’re deployed to the planet Sheol.
From The Verge • Jul. 20, 2016
Gradually, the idea developed that there was a difference between the life of the righteous and the life of the wicked in Sheol.
From Time Magazine Archive
The two ancient peoples who probably contributed most to the heavenly notion both started out imagining a gray, undifferentiated afterlife, called Hades by the Greco-Roman culture and Sheol by the Jews.
From Time Magazine Archive
More important, some quirky Old Testament ! readings from the 1970s have gone to Sheol now that the traditional Hebrew text is back in scholarly fashion.
From Time Magazine Archive
While among historical people the older Hebrews are the exponents of the gloomier Sheol, the most hopeful picture of the soul’s future finds expression in the ritual service of the Egyptians.
From The Contemporary Review, Volume 36, October 1879 by Various
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