Proverbs 7:27:2Prov.7.27.W2TAB
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
dar-KHE she-OL be-TA
- sentence
dar-KHE she-OL be-TA yor-de-OT el-kha-de-REI-ma-VET
Exegesis
The Hebrew phrase begins with darkhei {דַּרְכֵ֣י | dārḵê} ‘ways’ in a construct relationship with she’ol {שְׁא֣וֹל | šəʾôl} ‘Sheol’, indicating paths leading into the realm of the dead.
Root and etymology
Rootsh-ʼ-l
“underworld, grave”
In context — Proverbs 7:27
Her house is a pathway to Sheol , descending to the chambers of death .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 7:27:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Proverbs 7:27, 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.7.27.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.7.27.W2.S1) and character.