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SHEOL

\ʃɪˈɒl], \ʃɪˈɒl], \ʃ_ɪ__ˈɒ_l]\

Definitions of SHEOL

1914 - Nuttall's Standard dictionary of the English language
1874 - Etymological and pronouncing dictionary of the English language
1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language

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The name given to the place of departed spirits or the dead in the Hebrew Scriptures, rendered grave, bell, or pit.

1914 - Nuttall's Standard dictionary of the English language
By Nuttall, P.Austin.

Hades, or the abode of the dead; the abode of the, spirits of the departed.

1874 - Etymological and pronouncing dictionary of the English language
By Stormonth, James, Phelp, P. H.

n. [Hebrew] The place or state of the dead.

1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language

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