What the Bible says about Hell

All instances of Sheol, Hades, & Gehenna in the Hebrew and Greek texts of the Bible with Strong’s numbers for reference and three centuries of English translations. (Compiled by Nate Wilson)

#	KJV (1611/rev.1850)	ASV (1901)	ESV (2001)
1.	“grave” 7585	(Gen 37:35) And all his sons and all his daughters rose up to comfort him; but he refused to be comforted; and he said, For I will go down to Sheol to my son mourning. And his father wept for him.	(Gen 37:35) All his sons and all his daughters rose up to comfort him, but he refused to be comforted and said, "No, I shall go down to Sheol to my son, mourning." Thus his father wept for him.
2.	“grave” 7585	(Gen 42:38) And he said, My son shall not go down with you; for his brother is dead, and he only is left: if harm befall him by the way in which ye go, then will ye bring down my gray hairs with sorrow to Sheol.	(Gen 42:38) But he said, "My son shall not go down with you, for his brother is dead, and he is the only one left. If harm should happen to him on the journey that you are to make, you would bring down my gray hairs with sorrow to Sheol."
3.	“grave” 7585	(Gen 44:29) and if ye take this one also from me, and harm befall him, ye will bring down my gray hairs with sorrow to Sheol.	(Gen 44:29) If you take this one also from me, and harm happens to him, you will bring down my gray hairs in evil to Sheol.'
4.	“grave” 7585	(Gen 44:31) it will come to pass, when he seeth that the lad is not with us, that he will die: and thy servants will bring down the gray hairs of thy servant our father with sorrow to Sheol.	(Gen 44:31) as soon as he sees that the boy is not with us, he will die, and your servants will bring down the gray hairs of your servant our father with sorrow to Sheol.
5.	“pit” 7585	(Num 16:30) But if Jehovah make a new thing, and the ground open its mouth, and swallow them up, with all that appertain unto them, and they go down alive into Sheol; then ye shall understand that these men have despised Jehovah.	(Num 16:30) But if the LORD creates something new, and the ground opens its mouth and swallows them up with all that belongs to them, and they go down alive into Sheol, then you shall know that these men have despised the LORD."
6.	“pit” 7585	(Num 16:33) So they, and all that appertained to them, went down alive into Sheol: and the earth closed upon them, and they perished from among the assembly.	(Num 16:33) So they and all that belonged to them went down alive into Sheol, and the earth closed over them, and they perished from the midst of the assembly.
7.	(Deu 32:22) For a fire is kindled in mine anger, and shall burn unto the lowest hell,7585 and shall consume the earth with her increase, and set on fire the foundations of the mountains.	(Deu 32:22) For a fire is kindled in mine anger, And burneth unto the lowest Sheol, And devoureth the earth with its increase, And setteth on fire the foundations of the mountains.	(Deu 32:22) For a fire is kindled by my anger, and it burns to the depths of Sheol, devours the earth and its increase, and sets on fire the foundations of the mountains.
8.	“grave” 7585	(1Sa 2:6) Jehovah killeth, and maketh alive: He bringeth down to Sheol, and bringeth up.	(1Sa 2:6) The LORD kills and brings to life; he brings down to Sheol and raises up.
9.	(2Sa 22:6) The sorrows of hell7585 compassed me about; the snares of death prevented me;	(2Sa 22:6) The cords of Sheol were round about me; The snares of death came upon me.	(2Sa 22:6) the cords of Sheol entangled me; the snares of death confronted me.
10.	“grave” 7585	(1Ki 2:6) Do therefore according to thy wisdom, and let not his hoar head go down to Sheol in peace.	(1Ki 2:6) Act therefore according to your wisdom, but do not let his gray head go down to Sheol in peace.
11.	“grave” 7585	(1Ki 2:9) Now therefore hold him not guiltless, for thou art a wise man; and thou wilt know what thou oughtest to do unto him, and thou shalt bring his hoar head down to Sheol with blood.	(1Ki 2:9) Now therefore do not hold him guiltless, for you are a wise man. You will know what you ought to do to him, and you shall bring his gray head down with blood to Sheol."
12.	“grave” 7585	(Job 7:9) As the cloud is consumed and vanisheth away, So he that goeth down to Sheol shall come up no more.	(Job 7:9) As the cloud fades and vanishes, so he who goes down to Sheol does not come up;
13.	(Job 11:8) It is as high as heaven; what canst thou do? deeper than hell7585 what canst thou know?	(Job 11:8) It is high as heaven; what canst thou do? Deeper than Sheol; what canst thou know?	(Job 11:8) It is higher than heaven--what can you do? Deeper than Sheol--what can you know?
14.	“grave” 7585	(Job 14:13) Oh that thou wouldest hide me in Sheol, That thou wouldest keep me secret, until thy wrath be past, That thou wouldest appoint me a set time, and remember me!	(Job 14:13) Oh that you would hide me in Sheol, that you would conceal me until your wrath be past, that you would appoint me a set time, and remember me!
15.	“grave” 7585	(Job 17:13) If I look for Sheol as my house; If I have spread my couch in the darkness;	(Job 17:13) If I hope for Sheol as my house, if I make my bed in darkness,
16.	“pit” 7585	(Job 17:16) It shall go down to the bars of Sheol, When once there is rest in the dust.	(Job 17:16) Will it go down to the bars of Sheol? Shall we descend together into the dust?"
17.	“grave” 7585	(Job 21:13) They spend their days in prosperity, And in a moment they go down to Sheol.	(Job 21:13) They spend their days in prosperity, and in peace they go down to Sheol.
18.	“grave” 7585	(Job 24:19) Drought and heat consume the snow waters: So doth Sheol those that have sinned.	(Job 24:19) Drought and heat snatch away the snow waters; so does Sheol those who have sinned.
19.	(Job 26:6) Hell7585 is naked before him, and destruction hath no covering.	(Job 26:6) Sheol is naked before God, And Abaddon hath no covering.	(Job 26:6) Sheol is naked before God, and Abaddon has no covering.
20.	“grave” 7585	(Psa 6:5) For in death there is no remembrance of thee: In Sheol who shall give thee thanks?	(Psa 6:5) For in death there is no remembrance of you; in Sheol who will give you praise?
21.	(Psa 9:17) The wicked shall be turned into hell,7585 and all the nations that forget God.	(Psa 9:17) The wicked shall be turned back unto Sheol, Even all the nations that forget God.	(Psa 9:17) The wicked shall return to Sheol, all the nations that forget God.
22.	(Psa 16:10) For thou wilt not leave my soul in hell;7585 neither wilt thou suffer thine Holy One to see corruption.	(Psa 16:10) For thou wilt not leave my soul to Sheol; Neither wilt thou suffer thy holy one to see corruption.	(Psa 16:10) For you will not abandon my soul to Sheol, or let your holy one see corruption.
23.	(Psa 18:5) The sorrows of hell7585 compassed me about: the snares of death prevented me.	(Psa 18:5) The cords of Sheol were round about me; The snares of death came upon me.	(Psa 18:5) the cords of Sheol entangled me; the snares of death confronted me.
24.	“grave” 7585	(Psa 30:3) O Jehovah, thou hast brought up my soul from Sheol; Thou hast kept me alive, that I should not go down to the pit.	(Psa 30:3) O LORD, you have brought up my soul from Sheol; you restored me to life from among those who go down to the pit.
25.	“grave” 7585	(Psa 31:17) Let me not be put to shame, O Jehovah; for I have called upon thee: Let the wicked be put to shame, let them be silent in Sheol.	(Psa 31:17) O LORD, let me not be put to shame, for I call upon you; let the wicked be put to shame; let them go silently to Sheol.
26.	“grave” 7585	(Psa 49:14) They are appointed as a flock for Sheol; Death shall be their shepherd; And the upright shall have dominion over them in the morning; And their beauty shall be for Sheol to consume, That there be no habitation for it.	(Psa 49:14) Like sheep they are appointed for Sheol; Death shall be their shepherd, and the upright shall rule over them in the morning. Their form shall be consumed in Sheol, with no place to dwell.
27.	“grave” 7585	(Psa 49:15) But God will redeem my soul from the power of Sheol; For he will receive me. Selah	(Psa 49:15) But God will ransom my soul from the power of Sheol, for he will receive me. Selah.
28.	(Psa 55:15) Let death seize upon them, and let them go down quick into hell:7585 for wickedness is in their dwellings, and among them.	(Psa 55:15) Let death come suddenly upon them, Let them go down alive into Sheol; For wickedness is in their dwelling, in the midst of them.	(Psa 55:15) Let death steal over them; let them go down to Sheol alive; for evil is in their dwelling place and in their heart.
29.	(Psa 86:13) For great is thy mercy toward me: and thou hast delivered my soul from the lowest hell., 7585	(Psa 86:13) For great is thy lovingkindness toward me; And thou hast delivered my soul from the lowest Sheol.	(Psa 86:13) For great is your steadfast love toward me; you have delivered my soul from the depths of Sheol.
30.	“grave” 7585	(Psa 88:3) For my soul is full of troubles, And my life draweth nigh unto Sheol.	(Psa 88:3) For my soul is full of troubles, and my life draws near to Sheol.
31.	“grave” 7585	(Psa 89:48) What man is he that shall live and not see death, That shall deliver his soul from the power of Sheol? Selah	(Psa 89:48) What man can live and never see death? Who can deliver his soul from the power of Sheol? Selah.
32.	(Psa 116:3) The sorrows of death compassed me, and the pains of hell7585 got hold upon me: I found trouble and sorrow.	(Psa 116:3) The cords of death compassed me, And the pains of Sheol gat hold upon me: I found trouble and sorrow.	(Psa 116:3) The snares of death encompassed me; the pangs of Sheol laid hold on me; I suffered distress and anguish.
33.	(Psa 139:8) If I ascend up into heaven, thou art there: if I make my bed in hell,7585 behold, thou art there.	(Psa 139:8) If I ascend up into heaven, thou art there: If I make my bed in Sheol, behold, thou art there.	(Psa 139:8) If I ascend to heaven, you are there! If I make my bed in Sheol, you are there!
34.	“grave” 7585	(Psa 141:7) As when one ploweth and cleaveth the earth, Our bones are scattered at the mouth of Sheol.	(Psa 141:7) As when one plows and breaks up the earth, so shall our bones be scattered at the mouth of Sheol.
35.	“grave” 7585	(Pro 1:12) Let us swallow them up alive as Sheol, And whole, as those that go down into the pit;	(Pro 1:12) like Sheol let us swallow them alive, and whole, like those who go down to the pit;
36.	(Pro 5:5) Her feet go down to death; her steps take hold on hell.7585	(Pro 5:5) Her feet go down to death; Her steps take hold on Sheol;	(Pro 5:5) Her feet go down to death; her steps follow the path to Sheol;
37.	(Pro 7:27) Her house is the way to hell,7585 going down to the chambers of death.	(Pro 7:27) Her house is the way to Sheol, Going down to the chambers of death.	(Pro 7:27) Her house is the way to Sheol, going down to the chambers of death.
38.	(Pro 9:18) But he knoweth not that the dead are there; and that her guests are in the depths of hell.7585	(Pro 9:18) But he knoweth not that the dead are there; That her guests are in the depths of Sheol.	(Pro 9:18) But he does not know that the dead are there, that her guests are in the depths of Sheol.
39.	(Pro 15:11) Hell7585 and destruction are before the LORD: how much more then, the hearts of the children of men?	(Pro 15:11) Sheol and Abaddon are before Jehovah: How much more then the hearts of the children of men!	(Pro 15:11) Sheol and Abaddon lie open before the LORD; how much more the hearts of the children of man!
40.	(Pro 15:24) The way of life is above to the wise, that he may depart from hell, 7585 beneath.	(Pro 15:24) To the wise the way of life goeth upward, That he may depart from Sheol beneath.	(Pro 15:24) The path of life leads upward for the prudent, that he may turn away from Sheol beneath.
41.	(Pro 23:14) Thou shalt beat him with the rod, and shalt deliver his soul from hell 7585	(Pro 23:14) Thou shalt beat him with the rod, And shalt deliver his soul from Sheol.	(Pro 23:14) If you strike him with the rod, you will save his soul from Sheol.
42.	(Pro 27:20) Hell7585 and destruction are never full; so the eyes of man are never satisfied.	(Pro 27:20) Sheol and Abaddon are never satisfied; And the eyes of man are never satisfied.	(Pro 27:20) Sheol and Abaddon are never satisfied, and never satisfied are the eyes of man.
43.	“grave” 7585	(Pro 30:16) Sheol; and the barren womb; The earth that is not satisfied with water; And the fire that saith not, Enough.	(Pro 30:16) Sheol, the barren womb, the land never satisfied with water, and the fire that never says, "Enough."
44.	“grave” 7585	(Ecc 9:10) Whatsoever thy hand findeth to do, do it with thy might; for there is no work, nor device, nor knowledge, nor wisdom, in Sheol, whither thou goest.	(Ecc 9:10) Whatever your hand finds to do, do it with your might, for there is no work or thought or knowledge or wisdom in Sheol, to which you are going.
45.	“grave” 7585	(Son 8:6) Set me as a seal upon thy heart, As a seal upon thine arm: For love is strong as death; Jealousy is cruel as Sheol; The flashes thereof are flashes of fire, A very flame of Jehovah.	“grave” – Hebrew = Sheol
46.	(Isa 5:14) Therefore hell7585 hath enlarged herself, and opened her mouth without measure: and their glory, and their multitude, and their pomp, and he that rejoiceth, shall descend into it.	(Isa 5:14) Therefore Sheol hath enlarged its desire, and opened its mouth without measure; and their glory, and their multitude, and their pomp, and he that rejoiceth among them, descend into it.	(Isa 5:14) Therefore Sheol has enlarged its appetite and opened its mouth beyond measure, and the nobility of Jerusalem and her multitude will go down, her revelers and he who exults in her.
47.	“depth” 6009	“deep” Hebrew = amaq	(Isa 7:11) "Ask a sign of the LORD your God; let it be deep as Sheol or high as heaven."
48.	(Isa 14:9) Hell7585 from beneath, is moved for thee to meet thee at thy coming: it stirreth up the dead for thee, even all the chief ones of the earth; it hath raised up from their thrones, all the kings of the nations.	(Isa 14:9) Sheol from beneath is moved for thee to meet thee at thy coming; it stirreth up the dead for thee, even all the chief ones of the earth; it hath raised up from their thrones all the kings of the nations.	(Isa 14:9) Sheol beneath is stirred up to meet you when you come; it rouses the shades to greet you, all who were leaders of the earth; it raises from their thrones all who were kings of the nations.
49.	“grave” 7585	(Isa 14:11) Thy pomp is brought down to Sheol, and the noise of thy viols: the worm is spread under thee, and worms cover thee.	(Isa 14:11) Your pomp is brought down to Sheol, the sound of your harps; maggots are laid as a bed beneath you, and worms are your covers.
50.	(Isa 14:15) Yet thou shalt be brought down to hell,7585 to the sides of the pit.	(Isa 14:15) Yet thou shalt be brought down to Sheol, to the uttermost parts of the pit.	(Isa 14:15) But you are brought down to Sheol, to the far reaches of the pit.
51.	(Isa 28:15) Because ye have said, We have made a covenant with death, and with hell7585 are we at agreement; when the overflowing scourge shall pass through, it shall not come unto us: for we have made lies our refuge, and under falsehood have we hid ourselves:	(Isa 28:15) Because ye have said, We have made a covenant with death, and with Sheol are we at agreement; when the overflowing scourge shall pass through, it shall not come unto us; for we have made lies our refuge, and under falsehood have we hid ourselves:	(Isa 28:15) Because you have said, "We have made a covenant with death, and with Sheol we have an agreement, when the overwhelming whip passes through it will not come to us, for we have made lies our refuge, and in falsehood we have taken shelter";
52.	(Isa 28:18) And your covenant with death shall be disannulled, and your agreement with hell7585 shall not stand; when the overflowing scourge shall pass through, then ye shall be trodden down by it.	(Isa 28:18) And your covenant with death shall be annulled, and your agreement with Sheol shall not stand; when the overflowing scourge shall pass through, then ye shall be trodden down by it.	(Isa 28:18) Then your covenant with death will be annulled, and your agreement with Sheol will not stand; when the overwhelming scourge passes through, you will be beaten down by it.
53.	“grave” 7585	(Isa 38:10) I said, In the noontide of my days I shall go into the gates of Sheol: I am deprived of the residue of my years.	(Isa 38:10) I said, In the middle of my days I must depart; I am consigned to the gates of Sheol for the rest of my years.
54.	“grave” 7585	(Isa 38:18) For Sheol cannot praise thee, death cannot celebrate thee: They that go down into the pit cannot hope for thy truth.	(Isa 38:18) For Sheol does not thank you; death does not praise you; those who go down to the pit do not hope for your faithfulness.
55.	(Isa 57:9) And thou wentest to the king with ointment, and didst increase thy perfumes, and didst send thy messengers far off,, , and didst debase thyself even unto hell.7585	(Isa 57:9) And thou wentest to the king with oil, and didst increase thy perfumes, and didst send thine ambassadors far off, and didst debase thyself even unto Sheol.	(Isa 57:9) You journeyed to the king with oil and multiplied your perfumes; you sent your envoys far off, and sent down even to Sheol.
56.	“grave” 7585	(Eze 31:15) Thus saith the Lord Jehovah: In the day when he went down to Sheol I caused a mourning: I covered the deep for him, and I restrained the rivers thereof; and the great waters were stayed; and I caused Lebanon to mourn for him, and all the trees of the field fainted for him.	(Eze 31:15) "Thus says the Lord GOD: On the day the cedar went down to Sheol I caused mourning; I closed the deep over it, and restrained its rivers, and many waters were stopped. I clothed Lebanon in gloom for it, and all the trees of the field fainted because of it.
57.	(Eze 31:16) I made the nations to shake at the sound, of his fall, when I cast him down, to hell7585 with them that descend into the pit: and all the trees of Eden, the choice and best of Lebanon, all that drink water, shall be comforted in the nether parts of the earth.	(Eze 31:16) I made the nations to shake at the sound of his fall, when I cast him down to Sheol with them that descend into the pit; and all the trees of Eden, the choice and best of Lebanon, all that drink water, were comforted in the nether parts of the earth.	(Eze 31:16) I made the nations quake at the sound of its fall, when I cast it down to Sheol with those who go down to the pit. And all the trees of Eden, the choice and best of Lebanon, all that drink water, were comforted in the world below.
58.	(Eze 31:17) They also went down into hell7585 with him unto them that be slain with the sword; and they that were his arm, that dwelt under his shadow in the midst of the heathen.	(Eze 31:17) They also went down into Sheol with him unto them that are slain by the sword; yea, they that were his arm, that dwelt under his shadow in the midst of the nations.	(Eze 31:17) They also went down to Sheol with it, to those who are slain by the sword; yes, those who were its arm, who lived under its shadow among the nations.
59.	(Eze 32:21) The strong among the mighty shall speak to him out of the midst, of hell7585 with them that help him: they are gone down, they lie uncircumcised, slain by the sword.	(Eze 32:21) The strong among the mighty shall speak to him out of the midst of Sheol with them that help him: they are gone down, they lie still, even the uncircumcised, slain by the sword.	(Eze 32:21) The mighty chiefs shall speak of them, with their helpers, out of the midst of Sheol: 'They have come down, they lie still, the uncircumcised, slain by the sword.'
60.	(Eze 32:27) And they shall not lie with the mighty that are fallen of the uncircumcised,, which are gone down to hell7585 with their weapons of war: and they have laid their swords under their heads, but their iniquities shall be upon their bones, though they were the terror of the mighty in the land of the living.	(Eze 32:27) And they shall not lie with the mighty that are fallen of the uncircumcised, that are gone down to Sheol with their weapons of war, and have laid their swords under their heads, and their iniquities are upon their bones; for they were the terror of the mighty in the land of the living.	(Eze 32:27) And they do not lie with the mighty, the fallen from among the uncircumcised, who went down to Sheol with their weapons of war, whose swords were laid under their heads, and whose iniquities are upon their bones; for the terror of the mighty men was in the land of the living.
61.	“grave” 7585	(Hos 13:14) I will ransom them from the power of Sheol; I will redeem them from death: O death, where are thy plagues? O Sheol, where is thy destruction? repentance shall be hid from mine eyes.	(Hos 13:14) Shall I ransom them from the power of Sheol? Shall I redeem them from Death? O Death, where are your plagues? O Sheol, where is your sting? Compassion is hidden from my eyes.
62.	(Amo 9:2) Though they dig into hell,7585 thence, shall mine hand take them; though they climb up to heaven, thence, will I bring them down:	(Amo 9:2) Though they dig into Sheol, thence shall my hand take them; and though they climb up to heaven, thence will I bring them down.	(Amo 9:2) "If they dig into Sheol, from there shall my hand take them; if they climb up to heaven, from there I will bring them down.
63.	(Jon 2:2) And said, I cried by reason of mine affliction, unto the LORD, and he heard me; out of the belly, of hell7585 cried I, and thou heardest my voice.	(Jon 2:2) And he said, I called by reason of mine affliction unto Jehovah, And he answered me; Out of the belly of Sheol cried I, And thou heardest my voice.	(Jon 2:2) saying, "I called out to the LORD, out of my distress, and he answered me; out of the belly of Sheol I cried, and you heard my voice.
64.	(Hab 2:5) Yea also, because he transgresseth by wine, he is a proud man, neither keepeth at home, who enlargeth his desire as hell,7585 and is as death, and cannot be satisfied, but gathereth unto him all nations, and heapeth unto him all people:	(Hab 2:5) Yea, moreover, wine is treacherous, a haughty man, that keepeth not at home; who enlargeth his desire as Sheol, and he is as death, and cannot be satisfied, but gathereth unto him all nations, and heapeth unto him all peoples.	(Hab 2:5) "Moreover, wine is a traitor, an arrogant man who is never at rest. His greed is as wide as Sheol; like death he has never enough. He gathers for himself all nations and collects as his own all peoples."
65.	(Mat 5:22) But I say unto you, That whosoever is angry with his brother without a cause shall be in danger of the judgment: and whosoever, shall say to his brother, Raca, shall be in danger of the council: but whosoever, shall say, Thou fool, shall be in danger of hell1067 fire.	(Mat 5:22) but I say unto you, that every one who is angry with his brother shall be in danger of the judgment; and whosoever shall say to his brother, Raca, shall be in danger of the council; and whosoever shall say, Thou fool, shall be in danger of the hell of fire.	(Mat 5:22) But I say to you that everyone who is angry with his brother will be liable to judgment; whoever insults his brother will be liable to the council; and whoever says, 'You fool!' will be liable to the hell of fire.
66.	(Mat 5:29) And if thy right eye offend thee, pluck it out,, and cast it from thee: for it is profitable for thee that one of thy members should perish, and not that thy whole body should be cast into hell.1067	(Mat 5:29) And if thy right eye causeth thee to stumble, pluck it out, and cast it from thee: for it is profitable for thee that one of thy members should perish, and not thy whole body be cast into hell.	(Mat 5:29) If your right eye causes you to sin, tear it out and throw it away. For it is better that you lose one of your members than that your whole body be thrown into hell.
67.	(Mat 5:30) And if thy right hand offend thee, cut it off,, and cast it from thee: for it is profitable for thee that one of thy members should perish, and not that thy whole body should be cast into hell.1067	(Mat 5:30) And if thy right hand causeth thee to stumble, cut it off, and cast it from thee: for it is profitable for thee that one of thy members should perish, and not thy whole body go into hell.	(Mat 5:30) And if your right hand causes you to sin, cut it off and throw it away. For it is better that you lose one of your members than that your whole body go into hell.
68.	(Mat 10:28) And fear not, them which kill the body, but are not able to kill the soul: but rather fear him which is able to destroy both soul and body in hell.1067	(Mat 10:28) And be not afraid of them that kill the body, but are not able to kill the soul: but rather fear him who is able to destroy both soul and body in hell.	(Mat 10:28) And do not fear those who kill the body but cannot kill the soul. Rather fear him who can destroy both soul and body in hell.
69.	(Mat 11:23) And thou, Capernaum, which art exalted unto heaven, shalt be brought down to hell:86 for if the mighty works, which have been done in thee, had been done in Sodom, it would have remained until this day.	hades	hades
70.	(Mat 16:18) And I say also, unto thee, That thou art Peter, and upon this rock I will build my church; and the gates of hell86 shall not prevail against it.	hades	(Mat 16:18) And I tell you, you are Peter, and on this rock I will build my church, and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it.
71.	(Mat 18:9) And if thine eye offend thee, pluck it out,, and cast it from thee: it is better for thee to enter into life with one eye, rather than having two eyes to be cast into hell1067 fire.	(Mat 18:9) And if thine eye causeth thee to stumble, pluck it out, and cast it from thee: it is good for thee to enter into life with one eye, rather than having two eyes to be cast into the hell of fire.	(Mat 18:9) And if your eye causes you to sin, tear it out and throw it away. It is better for you to enter life with one eye than with two eyes to be thrown into the hell of fire.
72.	(Mat 23:15) Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye compass sea and land to make one proselyte, and when he is made, ye make him twofold more the child of hell1067 than yourselves.	(Mat 23:15) Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye compass sea and land to make one proselyte; and when he is become so, ye make him twofold more a son of hell than yourselves.	(Mat 23:15) Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you travel across sea and land to make a single proselyte, and when he becomes a proselyte, you make him twice as much a child of hell as yourselves.
73.	(Mat 23:33) Ye serpents, ye generation of vipers, how can ye escape, the damnation of hell?1067	(Mat 23:33) Ye serpents, ye offspring of vipers, how shall ye escape the judgment of hell?	(Mat 23:33) You serpents, you brood of vipers, how are you to escape being sentenced to hell?
74.	(Mar 9:43) And if thy hand offend thee, cut it off:9, it is better for thee to enter into life maimed, than having two hands to go into hell,1067 into the fire that never shall be quenched:2	(Mar 9:43) And if thy hand cause thee to stumble, cut it off: it is good for thee to enter into life maimed, rather than having thy two hands to go into hell, into the unquenchable fire.	(Mar 9:43) And if your hand causes you to sin, cut it off. It is better for you to enter life crippled than with two hands to go to hell, to the unquenchable fire.
75.	(Mar 9:45) And if thy foot offend thee, cut it off:9, it is better for thee to enter halt into life, than having two feet to be cast into hell,1067 into the fire that never shall be quenched	(Mar 9:45) And if thy foot cause thee to stumble, cut it off: it is good for thee to enter into life halt, rather than having thy two feet to be cast into hell.	(Mar 9:45) And if your foot causes you to sin, cut it off. It is better for you to enter life lame than with two feet to be thrown into hell.
76.	(Mar 9:47) And if thine eye offend thee, pluck it out:, it is better for thee to enter into the kingdom of God with one eye, than having two eyes to be cast into hell1067 fire:	(Mar 9:47) And if thine eye cause thee to stumble, cast it out: it is good for thee to enter into the kingdom of God with one eye, rather than having two eyes to be cast into hell;	(Mar 9:47) And if your eye causes you to sin, tear it out. It is better for you to enter the kingdom of God with one eye than with two eyes to be thrown into hell,
77.	(Luk 10:15) And thou, Capernaum, which art exalted to heaven, shalt be thrust down to hell.86	hades	hades
78.	(Luk 12:5) But I will forewarn you whom ye shall fear: Fear him, which after he hath killed hath power to cast into hell;1067 yea, I say unto you, Fear him.	(Luk 12:5) But I will warn you whom ye shall fear: Fear him, who after he hath killed hath power to cast into hell; yea, I say unto you, Fear him.	(Luk 12:5) But I will warn you whom to fear: fear him who, after he has killed, has authority to cast into hell. Yes, I tell you, fear him!
79.	(Luk 16:23) And in hell86 he lifted up his eyes, being in torments, and seeth Abraham afar off, and Lazarus in his bosom.	hades	hades
80.	(Act 2:27) Because thou wilt not leave my soul in hell,86 neither wilt thou suffer thine Holy One to see corruption.	hades	hades
81.	(Act 2:31) He seeing this before spake of the resurrection of Christ, that his soul was not left in hell,86 neither his flesh did see corruption.	hades	hades
82.	I Cor 15:55 O death, where is thy sting? O grave,⁸⁶ where is thy victory?	I Cor 15:55 O death, where is thy victory? O death²²⁸⁸, where is thy sting?	I Cor 15:55 "O death, where is your victory? O death²²⁸⁸, where is your sting?"
83.	(Jam 3:6) And the tongue is a fire, a world of iniquity; so is the tongue among our members, that it defileth the whole body, and setteth on fire the course of nature; and it is set on fire of hell.1067	(Jam 3:6) And the tongue is a fire: the world of iniquity among our members is the tongue, which defileth the whole body, and setteth on fire the wheel of nature, and is set on fire by hell.	(Jam 3:6) And the tongue is a fire, a world of unrighteousness. The tongue is set among our members, staining the whole body, setting on fire the entire course of life, and set on fire by hell.
84.	(2Pe 2:4) For if God spared not the angels that sinned, but cast them down to hell,5020 and delivered them into chains of darkness, to be reserved unto judgment;	(2Pe 2:4) For if God spared not angels when they sinned, but cast them down to hell, and committed them to pits of darkness, to be reserved unto judgment;	(2Pe 2:4) For if God did not spare angels when they sinned, but cast them into hell and committed them to chains of gloomy darkness to be kept until the judgment;
85.	(Rev 1:18) I am he that liveth, and was dead; and, behold, I am alive forevermore,, 5, Amen; and have the keys of hell86 and of death.	hades	hades
86.	(Rev 6:8) And I looked, and behold a pale horse: and his name that sat on him was Death, and Hell86 followed with him. And power was given unto them over the fourth part of the earth, to kill with sword, and with hunger, and with death, and with the beasts of the earth.?	hades	hades
87.	(Rev 20:13) And the sea gave up the dead which were in it; and death and hell86 delivered up the dead which were in them: and they were judged every man according to their works.	hades	hades
88.	(Rev 20:14) And death and hell86 were cast into the lake of fire. This is the second death.	hades	hades

7585 = Hebrew: sheol, underworld, grave, hell, pit, the OT designation for the abode of the dead, TWOT Number: 2303c (Brown, Driver, and Briggs’ Hebrew Lexicon) KJV w. Strong’s numbers lists 63 instances of “Sheol” in O.T. – all listed above. This is a broader word than the English word for “Hell,” including both the afterlife of blessing and of punishment.

1067 = Greek: Hell is the place of the future punishment call “Gehenna” or “Gehenna of fire”. This was originally the valley (Hebrew “Geh”) of Hinnom, south of Jerusalem, where the filth and dead animals of the city were cast out and burned; a fit symbol of the wicked and their future destruction. (Thayer’s Greek Lexicon) 12 instances of this word in KJV w. strong’s numbers; all are listed above, and Jesus uses it consistently to speak not of a trash incinerator but of a place of everlasting torment for the wicked.

86 = Greek: hadēs, name of the god of the lower regions, the nether world, the realm of the dead, later use of this word: the grave, death, hell (Thayer’s Greek Lexicon) 11 instances of this word in KJV w. strong’s numbers; all are listed above, including the I Cor 15 passage where earlier Greek manuscripts (used by ASV & ESV) have “death” and later manuscripts (used by KJV) have “hades.” This is a broad word like the Hebrew “sheol” describing the place of both the righteous and the wicked.

5020 = Greek: Tartarus: the name of the subterranean region, doleful and dark, regarded by the ancient Greeks as the abode of the wicked dead, where they suffer punishment for their evil deeds; it answers to Gehenna of the Jews (Thayer’s Greek Lexicon) Only occurrence in the Bible (2Pet).

Clearly the Bible speaks of the dead having consciousness even while apart from their body and having the ability to feel torment or happiness, and that this state of torment or happiness begins immediately upon death. There appears to be a change of status at the end of time where the dead will be reunited with their bodies and set into a more permanent state of torment or happiness.

There are two more words used frequently in Hebrew poetry for death and hell while generally meaning a hole in the ground or a water well in the History books of the Old Testament:

7845 Shachat – pit/destruction/grave

1. (Job 9:31) Yet shalt thou plunge me in the ditch,⁷⁸⁴⁵ and mine own clothes shall abhor me.

2. (Job 17:14) I have said to corruption,⁷⁸⁴⁵ Thou art my father: to the worm, Thou art my mother, and my sister.

3. (Job 33:18) He keepeth back his soul from the pit,⁷⁸⁴⁵ and his life from perishing, by the sword.

4. (Job 33:22) Yea, his soul draweth near unto the grave,⁷⁸⁴⁵ and his life to the destroyers.

5. (Job 33:24) Then he is gracious unto him, and saith, Deliver him from going down, to the pit:⁷⁸⁴⁵ I have found a ransom.

6. (Job 33:28) He will deliver his soul from going, into the pit,⁷⁸⁴⁵ and his life shall see the light.

7. (Job 33:30) To bring back his soul from the pit,⁷⁸⁴⁵ to be enlightened with the light of the living.

8. (Psa 7:15) He made a pit, and digged it, and is fallen into the ditch⁷⁸⁴⁵ which he made.

9. (Psa 9:15) The heathen are sunk down in the pit⁷⁸⁴⁵ that they made: in the net which they hid is their own foot taken.

10. (Psa 16:10) For thou wilt not leave my soul in hell; neither wilt thou suffer thine Holy One to see corruption.⁷⁸⁴⁵

11. (Psa 30:9) What profit is there in my blood, when I go down to the pit?⁷⁸⁴⁵ Shall the dust praise thee? shall it declare thy truth?

12. (Psa 35:7) For without cause have they hid for me their net in a pit,⁷⁸⁴⁵ which without cause they have digged for my soul.

13. (Psa 49:9) That he should still live forever, and not see corruption.⁷⁸⁴⁵

14. (Psa 55:23) But thou, O God, shalt bring them down into the pit of destruction:⁷⁸⁴⁵ bloody and deceitful men shall not live out half their days; but I will trust in thee.

15. (Psa 94:13) That thou mayest give him rest from the days, of adversity, until the pit⁷⁸⁴⁵ be digged for the wicked.

16. (Psa 103:4) Who redeemeth thy life from destruction;, ⁷⁸⁴⁵ who crowneth thee with lovingkindness and tender mercies;

17. (Pro 26:27) Whoso diggeth a pit⁷⁸⁴⁵ shall fall therein: and he that rolleth a stone, it will return upon him.

18. (Isa 38:17) Behold, for peace I had great bitterness:, but thou hast in love to my soul delivered it from the pit, ⁷⁸⁴⁵ of corruption: for thou hast cast all my sins behind thy back.

19. (Isa 51:14) The captive exile hasteneth that he may be loosed, and that he should not die in the pit,⁷⁸⁴⁵ nor that his bread should fail.

20. (Eze 19:4) The nations also heard of him; he was taken in their pit,⁷⁸⁴⁵ and they brought him with chains unto the land of Egypt.

21. (Eze 19:8) Then the nations set against him on every side from the provinces, and spread their net over him: he was taken in their pit.⁷⁸⁴⁵

22. (Eze 28:8) They shall bring thee down to the pit,⁷⁸⁴⁵ and thou shalt die the deaths of them that are slain in the midst of the seas.

23. (Jon 2:6) I went down to the bottoms of the mountains; the earth with her bars was about me forever: yet hast thou brought up my life from corruption, ⁷⁸⁴⁵ O LORD my God.

953 – Bor – well/pit

1. (Gen 37:20) Come now therefore, and let us slay him, and cast him into some pit,⁹⁵³ and we will say, Some evil beast hath devoured him: and we shall see what will become of his dreams.

2. (Gen 37:22) And Reuben said unto them, Shed no blood, but cast him into this pit⁹⁵³ that is in the wilderness, and lay no hand upon him; that he might rid him out of their hands, to deliver him to his father1 again.

3. (Gen 37:24) And they took him, and cast him into a pit:⁹⁵³ and the pit⁹⁵³ was empty, there was no water in it.

4. (Gen 37:28) Then there passed by Midianites, merchantmen; and they drew and lifted up Joseph out of the pit,⁹⁵³ and sold Joseph to the Ishmaelites for twenty pieces of silver: and they brought Joseph into Egypt.

5. (Gen 37:29) And Reuben returned unto the pit;⁹⁵³ and, behold, Joseph was not in the pit;⁹⁵³ and he rent his clothes.

6. (Gen 40:15) For indeed I was stolen away, out of the land, of the Hebrews: and here also have I done nothing, that they should put me into the dungeon.⁹⁵³

7. (Gen 41:14) Then Pharaoh sent and called Joseph, and they brought him hastily out of the dungeon:⁹⁵³ and he shaved himself, and changed his raiment, and came in unto Pharaoh.

8. (Exo 12:29) And it came to pass, that at midnight, the LORD smote all the firstborn in the land of Egypt, from the firstborn, of Pharaoh that sat on his throne unto the firstborn of the captive that was in the dungeon;, ⁹⁵³ and all the firstborn of cattle.

9. (Exo 21:33) And if a man shall open a pit,⁹⁵³ or if a man shall dig a pit,⁹⁵³ and not cover it, and an ox or an ass fall therein;

10. (Exo 21:34) The owner of the pit⁹⁵³ shall make it good, and give money unto the owner of them; and the dead beast shall be his.

11. (Lev 11:36) Nevertheless a fountain or pit,⁹⁵³ wherein there is plenty of water, shall be clean: but that which toucheth their carcass shall be unclean.

12. (Deu 6:11) And houses full of all good things, which thou filledst not, and wells⁹⁵³ digged, which thou diggedst not, vineyards and olive trees, which thou plantedst not; when thou shalt have eaten and be full;

13. (1Sa 13:6) When the men of Israel saw that they were in a strait, (for the people were distressed,) then the people did hide themselves in caves, and in thickets, and in rocks, and in high places, and in pits.⁹⁵³

14. (1Sa 19:22) Then went he also to Ramah, and came to a great well⁹⁵³ that is in Sechu: and he asked and said, Where are Samuel and David? And one said, Behold, they be at Naioth in Ramah.

15. (2Sa 3:26) And when Joab was come out from, David, he sent messengers after Abner,74 which brought him again, from the well, ⁹⁵³ of Sirah: but David knew it not.

16. (2Sa 23:15) And David longed, and said, Oh that one would give me drink of the water of the well, ⁹⁵³ of Bethlehem, which is by the gate!

17. (2Sa 23:16) And the three mighty men broke through the host of the Philistines, and drew water out of the well, ⁹⁵³ of Bethlehem, that was by the gate, and took it, and brought it to David: nevertheless he would14 not drink thereof, but poured it out, unto the LORD.

18. (2Sa 23:20) And Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, the son of a valiant man, of Kabzeel, who had done many acts, he slew two lionlike men of Moab: he went down also and slew a lion in the midst of a pit, ⁹⁵³ in time of snow:

19. (2Ki 10:14) And he said, Take them alive. And they took them alive, and slew them at the pit⁹⁵³ of the shearing house, even two and forty men; neither left he any of them.

20. (2Ki 18:31) Hearken not to Hezekiah: for thus saith the king of Assyria, Make an agreement with me by a present, and come out to me, and then eat ye every man of his own vine, and every one of his fig tree, and drink ye every one the waters of his cistern:⁹⁵³

21. (1Ch 11:17) And David longed, and said, Oh that one would give me drink of the water of the well, ⁹⁵³ of Bethlehem, that is at the gate!

22. (1Ch 11:18) And the three broke through the host of the Philistines, and drew water out of the well, ⁹⁵³ of Bethlehem, that was by the gate, and took it, and brought it to David: but David would14 not drink of it, but poured it out, to the LORD,

23. (1Ch 11:22) Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, the son of a valiant man of Kabzeel, who had done many acts; he slew two lionlike men of Moab: also he went down and slew a lion in a pit⁹⁵³ in a snowy day.

24. (2Ch 26:10) Also he built towers in the desert, and digged many wells:⁹⁵³ for he had much cattle, both in the low country, and in the plains: husbandmen also, and vinedressers in the mountains, and in Carmel: for he loved, husbandry.

25. (Neh 9:25) And they took strong cities, and a fat land, and possessed houses full of all goods, wells⁹⁵³ digged, vineyards, and oliveyards, and fruit trees in abundance: so they did eat, and were filled, and became fat, and delighted themselves in thy great goodness.

26. (Psa 7:15) He made a pit,⁹⁵³ and digged it, and is fallen into the ditch which he made.

27. (Psa 28:1) A Psalm of David. Unto thee will I cry, O LORD my rock; be not silent to me: lest, if thou be silent to me, I become like, them that go down into the pit.⁹⁵³

28. (Psa 30:3) O LORD, thou hast brought up my soul from the grave: thou hast kept me alive, that I should not go down, to the pit.⁹⁵³

29. (Psa 40:2) He brought me up also out of a horrible pit, ⁹⁵³ out of the miry clay, and set my feet upon a rock, and established my goings.

30. (Psa 88:4) I am counted with them that go down into the pit:⁹⁵³ I am as a man that hath no strength:

31. (Psa 88:6) Thou hast laid me in the lowest pit,⁹⁵³ in darkness, in the deeps.

32. (Psa :7) Hear me speedily, O LORD: my spirit faileth: hide not thy face from me, lest I be like unto them that go down into the pit.⁹⁵³

33. (Pro 1:12) Let us swallow them up alive as the grave; and whole, as those that go down into the pit:⁹⁵³

34. (Pro 5:15) Drink waters out of thine own cistern, ⁹⁵³ and running waters out of, thine own well.

35. (Pro 28:17) A man that doeth violence to the blood of any person shall flee to the pit;⁹⁵³ let no man stay him.

36. (Ecc 12:6) Or ever, the silver cord be loosed, or the golden bowl be broken, or the pitcher be broken at the fountain, or the wheel broken at the cistern.⁹⁵³

37. (Isa 14:15) Yet thou shalt be brought down to hell, to the sides of the pit.⁹⁵³

38. (Isa 14:19) But thou art cast out of thy grave, like an abominable branch, and as the raiment of those that are slain, thrust through with a sword, that go down to the stones68 of the pit;⁹⁵³ as a carcass trodden under feet.

39. (Isa 24:22) And they shall be gathered together, as prisoners are gathered in the pit,⁹⁵³ and shall be shut up in the prison, and after many, days shall they be visited.

40. (Isa 36:16) Hearken not to Hezekiah: for thus saith the king of Assyria, Make an agreement with me by a present, and come out to me: and eat ye every one of his vine, and every one of his fig tree, and drink ye every one the waters of his own cistern;⁹⁵³

41. (Isa 38:18) For the grave cannot praise thee, death can not celebrate thee: they that go down into the pit⁹⁵³ cannot hope for thy truth.

42. (Isa 51:1) Hearken to me, ye that follow after righteousness, ye that seek the LORD: look unto the rock whence ye are hewn, and to the hole of the pit⁹⁵³ whence ye are digged.

43. (Jer 6:7) As a fountain⁹⁵³ casteth out her waters, so she casteth out her wickedness: violence and spoil is heard in her; before, me continually is grief and wounds.

44. (Jer 37:16) When Jeremiah was entered into the dungeon, ⁹⁵³ and into the cabins, and Jeremiah had remained there many days;

45. (Jer 38:6) Then took they Jeremiah, and cast him into the dungeon⁹⁵³ of Malchiah the son of Hammelech, that was in the court of the prison: and they let down Jeremiah with cords. And in the dungeon⁹⁵³ there was no water, but, mire: so Jeremiah sunk in the mire.

46. (Jer 38:7) Now when Ebed-melech the Ethiopian, one of the eunuchs which was in the king's house, heard that they had put Jeremiah in the dungeon;⁹⁵³ the king then sitting in the gate of Benjamin;

47. (Jer 38:9) My lord the king, these men have done evil in all that they have done to Jeremiah the prophet, whom they have cast into the dungeon;⁹⁵³ and he is like to die for, hunger in the place where he is: for there is no more bread in the city.

48. (Jer 38:10) Then the king commanded Ebed-melech the Ethiopian, saying, Take from hence, thirty men with thee, and take up Jeremiah the prophet out of the dungeon,⁹⁵³ before he die.

49. (Jer 38:11) So Ebed-melech took the men with him, and went into the house of the king under, the treasury, and took thence, old cast clouts and old rotten rags, and let them down by cords into the dungeon⁹⁵³ to Jeremiah.

50. (Jer 38:13) So they drew up Jeremiah with cords, and took him up, out of the dungeon:⁹⁵³ and Jeremiah remained in the court of the prison.

51. (Jer 41:7) And it was so, when they came into the midst of the city, that Ishmael the son of Nethaniah slew them, and cast them into the midst of the pit,⁹⁵³ he, and the men that were with him.

52. (Jer 41:9) Now the pit⁹⁵³ wherein, Ishmael had cast all the dead bodies of the men, whom he had slain because of Gedaliah, was it which Asa the king had made for fear, of Baasha king of Israel: and Ishmael the son of Nethaniah filled it with them that were slain.

53. (Lam 3:53) They have cut off my life in the dungeon,⁹⁵³ and cast a stone68 upon me.

54. (Lam 3:55) I called upon thy name, O LORD, out of the low dungeon., ⁹⁵³

55. (Eze 26:20) When I shall bring thee down with them that descend into the pit,⁹⁵³ with the people of old time, and shall set thee in the low parts of the earth, in places desolate of old, with them that go down to the pit,⁹⁵³ that thou be not inhabited; and I shall set glory in the land of the living;

56. (Eze 31:14) To the end that none of all the trees by the waters exalt themselves for their height, neither shoot up their top among, the thick boughs, neither their trees stand up in their height, all that drink water: for they are all delivered unto death, to the nether parts of the earth, in the midst of the children of men, with them that go down to the pit.⁹⁵³

57. (Eze 31:16) I made the nations to shake at the sound, of his fall, when I cast him down, to hell with them that descend into the pit:⁹⁵³ and all the trees of Eden, the choice and best of Lebanon, all that drink water, shall be comforted in the nether parts of the earth.

58. (Eze 32:18) Son of man, wail for the multitude of Egypt, and cast them down, even her, and the daughters of the famous nations, unto the nether parts of the earth, with them that go down into the pit.⁹⁵³

59. (Eze 32:23) Whose graves are set in the sides of the pit,⁹⁵³ and her company is round about her grave: all of them slain, fallen by the sword, which caused terror in the land of the living.

60. (Eze 32:24) There is Elam and all her multitude round about her grave, all of them slain, fallen by the sword, which are gone down uncircumcised into the nether parts of the earth, which caused their terror in the land of the living; yet have they borne their shame with them that go down to the pit.⁹⁵³

61. (Eze 32:25) They have set her a bed in the midst of the slain with all her multitude: her graves are round about him: all of them uncircumcised, slain by the sword: though their terror was caused in the land of the living, yet have they borne their shame with them that go down to the pit:⁹⁵³ he is put in the midst of them that be slain.

62. (Eze 32:29) There is Edom, her kings, and all her princes, which with their might are laid by them that were slain by the sword: they shall lie with the uncircumcised, and with them that go down to the pit.⁹⁵³

63. (Eze 32:30) There be the princes of the north, all of them, and all the Zidonians, which are gone down with the slain; with their terror they are ashamed of their might;, and they lie uncircumcised with them that be slain by the sword, and bear their shame with them that go down to the pit.⁹⁵³

64. (Zec 9:11) As for thee also, by the blood of thy covenant I have sent forth thy prisoners out of the pit, ⁹⁵³ wherein is no water.