Proverbs 27:20:1Prov.27.20.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 ve-a-va-DA va-a-vad-DO LO tis-be-A-ne
- sentence
she-OL ve-a-va-DA va-a-vad-DO LO tis-be-A-ne ve-e-NE ha-A-dam LO tis-be-A-ne
Exegesis
In the first, the coordinated subjects sheol {שְׁאוֹל | šêʾôl} ‘underworld realm’ and abaddon {אֲבַדּוֹ | ’ă-bad-dôʾn} ‘destruction place’ share the negative predicate lo {לֹא | lōʾ} ‘not’ plus the Qal imperfect tiśbannâ {תִשְׂבַּעְנָה | tiś-bāʿ-nāʾ} ‘are satisfied,’ emphasizing unending consumption.
Root and etymology
Rootshin–aleph–lamed
“to ask, demand”
In context — Proverbs 27:20
Sheol and Abaddon are never satisfied; the eyes of man are never satisfied.
About this coordinate
Proverbs 27:20:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Proverbs 27:20, 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.27.20.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.27.20.W1.S1) and character.