Proverbs 15:11:1Prov.15.11.W1TAB
שְׁא֣וֹל
sheol
“Sheol”
- Transliteration
- she-OL
- Extended
- sheh-OHL
- IPA
- /ʃəˈʔoːl/
Meaning by language
- English
- Sheol
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Lamed | l as in law |
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The word
Word in context
- word
she-OL
- clause
she-OL va-a-vad-DON NE-ged Ye-ho-VAH
- sentence
she-OL va-a-vad-DON NE-ged Ye-ho-VAH AF ki-lib-BOT be-NE-a-DAM
Exegesis
The verse opens with the merism sheol {שְׁא֣וֹל | šə-’ōl} ‘Sheol’ and avaddon {וַ֭אֲבַדּוֹן | ’aḇaḏ-dōn} ‘Abaddon/Destruction’ joined by a vav-conjunction, portraying the totality of death.
Root and etymology
š-’ō-lshin–aleph–lamed
“place of the dead”
In context — Proverbs 15:11
Sheol and Abaddon are before the LORD ; how much more the hearts of the children of men.
About this coordinate
Proverbs 15:11:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Proverbs 15:11, so the Hebrew word שְׁא֣וֹל (sheol) can be cited, linked and studied at exactly this position rather than somewhere in the verse. In the Biblical Knowledge Coordinate System the same position is written Prov.15.11.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.15.11.W1.S1) and character.