Proverbs 9:18:5Prov.9.18.W5TAB
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
- phraseyour reading level
she-OL ke-ru-E-ha
- clause
be-im-KE she-OL ke-ru-E-ha
- sentence
ve-LO-YA-dah ki-re-fa-IM SHAM be-im-KE she-OL ke-ru-E-ha
Exegesis
The genitive construct beimqe sheol {בְּעִמְקֵ֖י שְׁא֣וֹל | bə·ʿim·qê še·ʾôl} ‘in the depths of Sheol’ serves as a locative modifier situating these spirits in an underworld domain.
Root and etymology
Rootshin–aleph–lamed
“underworld”
In context — Proverbs 9:18
Yet he does not know that the departed spirits are present, and that her guests dwell in the depths of Sheol .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 9:18:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Proverbs 9:18, 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.9.18.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.9.18.W5.S1) and character.