Proverbs 7:27:2Prov.7.27.W2TAB

שְׁא֣וֹל

sheol

Sheol

Transliteration
she-OL
Extended
sheh-OHL
IPA
/ʃəˈʔoːl/

Meaning by language

English
Sheol

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Result
שְׁא֣ + וֹל
she + ol
sheol

Alphabet Analysis

Shinshin with right dot; sin with left dot
Shevavocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable
Alephsilent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points
Vavv as in vine; marks long ō / ū
Holemlong 'oh' as in go
Lamedl as in law

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Vowels (Niqqud)

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Word in context

  1. word

    she-OL

  2. clause

    dar-KHE she-OL be-TA

  3. 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 contextProverbs 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.