Sheol

Sheol (שְׁאוֹל) is the term in the Hebrew Bible for the place of the dead. It appears 65 times. The chart below gives you the reference to every appearance of the term in the Hebrew Bible, along with its translation in the Septuagint (LXX), the King James version, and the New Revised Standard Version. As you’ll see, the LXX almost always renders Sheol with Hades (only four exceptions: 2 Sam 22:6; Ezek 32:21; Job 24:19; Prov 23:14). The NRSV almost always simply transliterates the Hebrew word (one exception: Song 8:6). And the KJV mostly alternates between “grave” and “hell” but also throws in a “pit” every once in a while.