sheol
/ˈʃiːoʊl/
noun
- In the Hebrew Bible, the place where the dead go; the underworld or grave.
- Many scholars compare Sheol to the Greek concept of Hades.
- In ancient Hebrew belief, Sheol was a shadowy place where all the dead resided.
- The psalmist cried out to God from the depths of Sheol.
- A state or place of darkness, silence, and forgetfulness, often used figuratively.
- After the loss, he felt as if he had descended into a personal Sheol.
- Her grief was a Sheol from which she could not escape.
- The abandoned mine became a Sheol of dust and silence.
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