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)
- (mythology) underworld, netherworld
Proper noun
ܫܝܽܘܠ or ܫܝܘܿܠ • (Šyūl or Šyōl) f
- (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