sheol

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Sheol \She"ol\ (sh[=e]"[=o]l), n. [Heb. sh[e^][=o]l.]
   The place of departed spirits; Hades; also, the grave.
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         For thou wilt not leave my soul to sheol. --Ps. xvi.
                                                  10. (Rev.
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from Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary

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