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She⋅ol

  [shee-ohl]
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–noun (in Hebrew theology)
1. the abode of the dead or of departed spirits.
2. (lowercase) hell.
Origin:
1590–1600; < Heb shəʾōl
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She·ol   (shē'ōl', shē-ōl')   
n.  The abode of the dead in the Bible.

[Hebrew šə'ôl.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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Word Origin & History

Sheol 
1599, from Heb., lit. "the underworld, Hades," of unknown origin. Used in R.V. in place of Hell in many passages.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Sheol

(Heb., "the all-demanding world" = Gr. Hades, "the unknown region"), the invisible world of departed souls. (See HELL.)

Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary
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