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Where does “Sheol” come from?

Sheol is from Hebrew שְׁאוֹל, a noun of uncertain origin and meaning, possibly denoting an underworld or place of the dead in ancient Israelite belief.

Ancestry of “Sheol”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hebrewשְׁאוֹל—
Every word from Hebrew שְׁאוֹל →