בִּ֝/שְׁא֗וֹל
𐤁/𐤔𐤀𐤅𐤋
Sheol
in-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.
Psalms 6:6 · Word #5
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 | in-Sheol |
SIBI-P1 Translation H7585-01
in the underworld
| Morphological Notes | Preposition בְּ (“in”) prefixed to the proper noun שְׁאוֹל (feminine singular, name of the underworld). |
| Rendering Rationale | The noun שְׁאוֹל denotes the underworld—the realm of the dead—without inherent connotation of torment. The prefixed preposition בִּ indicates location, yielding the locative sense "in the underworld." |
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SILEX v2
SIBI-P2 (Context-Aware)
in Sheol
| Same as P1 | No — adjusted for context |
| Rationale | Proper noun transliterated from Hebrew. P1 meaning: in the underworld |