HELL

SHEOL, GEHENNA

Definition

In the Old Testament, the Hebrew word is Sheol which corresponds to Hades in Greek. In the New Testament, the words translated "hell" are Hades and Gehenna. In some instances, the words Sheol and Hades mean merely "the grave."

References

Proverbs 5:5, Proverbs 27:20, Deuteronomy 32:22, 2 Samuel 22:6, Job 26:6, Psalms 9:17, Psalms 18:5, Psalms 86:13, Psalms 116:3, Psalms 139:8, Proverbs 7:27, Proverbs 9:18, Proverbs 15:11, Proverbs 15:24, Proverbs 23:14, Isaiah 5:14, Isaiah 14:9, Isaiah 14:15, Isaiah 28:15, Isaiah 28:18, Isaiah 57:9, Ezekiel 31:16, Ezekiel 31:17, Ezekiel 32:21, Ezekiel 32:27, Amos 9:2, Jonah 2:2, Habakkuk 2:5, Matthew 5:22, Matthew 5:29, Matthew 5:30, Matthew 10:28, Matthew 16:18, Matthew 18:9, Matthew 23:15, Mark 9:43, Mark 9:45, Mark 9:47, Luke 10:15, Luke 16:23, Acts 2:27, Acts 2:31, James 3:6, 2 Peter 2:4, Revelation 1:18, Revelation 6:8, Revelation 20:13, Revelation 20:14