Sheol (שְׁאוֹל) means netherworld in Hebrew.
It is a noun used in both the masculine and the feminine, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
netherworld
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives one meaning for Sheol.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1עולם המתים הנמצא מתחת לפני האדמה.
כִּי אֵשׁ קָדְחָה בְאַפִּי, וַתִּיקַד עַד-שְׁאוֹל תַּחְתִּית; וַתֹּאכַל אֶרֶץ וִיבֻלָהּ, וַתְּלַהֵט מוֹסְדֵי הָרִים
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Sheol is a noun used in both the masculine and the feminine.
- Written with vowel points
- שְׁאוֹל
- Written without vowel points
- שאול
- Said
- sheol
- Root
- ש־א־ל
- Pattern
- קְטוֹל
- Inflections
- שְׁאוֹל־
- Gematria
- 337
This is how Sheol is said in other languages.
- English
- netherworld
These words mean nearly the same as Sheol.
- שחת
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
These words rhyme with Sheol.
The word Sheol is part of these phrases and sayings.
- שאול אבדון
- הוריד שבתו ביגון שאולה
- חבלי שאול
- ירד שאולה
- מבטן שאול
- מצרי שאול
- קשה כשאול קנאה
- שאול חטא
- שאול תחתיה
- שאול תחתיות
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
The word Sheol comes from the root ש־א־ל, like these words.
These words come before and after Sheol in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Sheol.
What does Sheol (שְׁאוֹל) mean in Hebrew?
Sheol (שְׁאוֹל) means netherworld. It is said sheol, with the stress on ol.
What is a synonym for Sheol (שְׁאוֹל)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Sheol (שְׁאוֹל) are שחת.
What rhymes with Sheol (שְׁאוֹל)?
Words that rhyme with Sheol (שְׁאוֹל) include גדול, קול, כול, אלכוהול, חול, and גבעול.
Is Sheol (שְׁאוֹל) masculine or feminine?
The word Sheol (שְׁאוֹל) is a noun used in both the masculine and the feminine.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry שאול of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.