ܫܝܘܠ

Classical Syriac

Alternative forms

• Aramaic: שׁיוּל

Etymology

From Biblical Hebrew שְׁאוֹל (Šĕʾōl).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Edessan) IPA^(key): [ʃjoːl]
• (Eastern) IPA^(key): [ʃjoːl]
• (Western) IPA^(key): [ʃjuːl]

Noun

ܫܝܘܠ • (šəyōl) f (uncountable)

1. (mythology) underworld, netherworld

Proper noun

ܫܝܽܘܠ or ܫܝܘܿܠ • (Šyūl or Šyōl) f

1. (Christianity, Judaism) Sheol

See also

• ܓܝܗܢܐ (Gêhannā)

References

• “šˀwl”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 2012-07-22
• Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, p. 366b
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 574a
• Sokoloff, Michael (2009) A Syriac Lexicon: A Translation from the Latin, Correction, Expansion, and Update of C. Brockelmann's Lexicon Syriacum, Winona Lake, Indiana, Piscataway, New Jersey: Eisenbrauns; Gorgias Press, p. 1550b