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Netherworld in Hebrew is שְׁאוֹל (sh'ol).

Below are its vowel points, how it is said, its gender and its plural.

שְׁאוֹל
sh'ol
noun · masculine
In English

netherworld

English words in HebrewWords starting with N

These are the Hebrew words for netherworld as a noun.

the spirit world

  • שְׁאוֹלשאולsh'olmasculine

This is more about the Hebrew word שְׁאוֹל.

Written with vowel points
שְׁאוֹל
Written without vowel points
שאול
Said
sh'ol
Its meanings in English
netherworld, The netherworld

These English words share a Hebrew word with netherworld.

These words come before and after netherworld in the list.

These are the questions people ask about ⁨netherworld⁩ in Hebrew.

How do you say ⁨netherworld⁩ in Hebrew?

⁨netherworld⁩ in Hebrew is ⁨שְׁאוֹל⁩, said sh'ol. Without vowel points it is written ⁨שאול⁩.

Is ⁨שאול⁩ masculine or feminine?

The word ⁨שאול⁩ is masculine.

What else does ⁨שאול⁩ mean in English?

Besides ⁨netherworld⁩, ⁨שאול⁩ can mean ⁨The netherworld⁩.

The Hebrew translations, transliterations, genders and plurals on this page are adapted from Wiktionary's entry netherworld and its entries for the Hebrew words, read on 5 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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