Sheol \She"ol\ (sh[=e]"[=o]l), n. [Heb. sh[e^][=o]l.] The place of departed spirits; Hades; also, the grave. [1913 Webster] For thou wilt not leave my soul to sheol. --Ps. xvi. 10. (Rev. Ver.) [1913 Webster]
Sheol (Heb., "the all-demanding world" = Gr. Hades, "the unknown region"), the invisible world of departed souls. (See {HELL}.)