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The Hell Words of the Bible Hebrew and Greek Scriptures uses the words ‘Sheol’, ‘Hades’, ‘Gehenna’ and ‘Tartarus’ which are translated as Hell in some English Bible translations. The charts below shows where these words occur in the scripture and how various translations translate those words. Translation of Sheol in the Old Testament NASB & Ro & KJV NIV NKJV YLT CLT Vulgate NRSV LXX *1 Gn. 37:35 grave grave *2 grave Sheol Sheol hades *3 unseen infernum Gn. 42:38 grave grave *2 grave Sheol sheol hades unseen inferos Gn. 44:29 grave grave *2 grave Sheol sheol hades unseen inferos Gn. 44:31 grave grave grave Sheol sheol hades unseen inferos Nu. 16:30 pit grave *2 pit Sheol Sheol hades unseen infernum Nu. 16:33 pit grave pit Sheol Sheol hades unseen infernum the Dt. 32:22 hell realm of hell Sheol Sheol hades unseen inferni death *4 1Sa. 2:6 grave grave grave Sheol Sheol hades unseen infernum 2Sa. 22:6 hell grave *2 Sheol Sheol Sheol hades unseen inferi 1Ki. 2:6 grave grave *2 grave Sheol Sheol hades unseen inferos 1Ki. 2:9 grave grave grave Sheol Sheol hades unseen infernum Job 7:9 grave grave *2 grave Sheol Sheol hades unseen inferos Job 11:8 hell grave *2 Sheol Sheol Sheol hades unseen inferno Job 14:13 grave grave *2 grave Sheol Sheol hades unseen inferno Job 17:13 grave grave *2 grave Sheol Sheol hades unseen inferus Job 17:16 pit death *2 Sheol Sheol Sheol hades unseen infernum Job 21:13 grave grave *2 grave Sheol Sheol hades unseen inferna Job 24:19 grave grave *2 grave Sheol Sheol hades unseen inferos Job 26:6 hell Death *2 Sheol Sheol Sheol hades unseen infernus Ps. 6:5 grave grave *2 grave Sheol Sheol hades unseen inferno Ps. 9:17 hell grave *2 hell Sheol Sheol hades unseen infernum *11 Ps. 16:10 hell grave *2 Sheol Sheol Sheol hades unseen N/A Ps. 18:5 hell grave *2 Sheol Sheol Sheol hades unseen N/A Ps. 30:3 grave grave *2 grave Sheol Sheol hades unseen N/A Ps. 31:17 grave grave *2 grave Sheol Sheol hades unseen N/V Ps. 49:14 grave grave *2 grave Sheol Sheol hades unseen N/A Ps. 49:14 *5 grave grave *2 grave Sheol Sheol hades unseen N/A Ps. 49:15 grave grave grave Sheol Sheol hades unseen N/A Ps. 55:15 hell grave *2 hell Sheol Sheol hades unseen N/V NASB & Ro & KJV NIV NKJV YLT CLT Vulgate NRSV LXX*1 Ps. 86:13 hell grave *2 Sheol Sheol Sheol hades unseen N/V Ps. 88:3 grave grave *2 grave Sheol Sheol hades unseen N/A Ps. 89:48 grave grave *2 grave Sheol Sheol hades unseen N/V Ps. 116:3 hell grave *2 Sheol Sheol Sheol hades unseen N/V Ps. 139:8 hell depths *2 hell Sheol Sheol hades unseen N/A Ps. 141:7 grave grave *2 grave Sheol *6 hades unseen N/A Pr. 1:12 grave grave *2 Sheol Sheol Sheol hades unseen infernus Pr. 5:5 hell grave *2 hell Sheol Sheol hades unseen inferos Pr. 7:27 hell grave *2 hell Sheol Sheol hades unseen inferi Pr. 9:18 hell grave *2 hell Sheol Sheol hades unseen inferni Pr. 15:11 hell Death *2 hell Sheol Sheol hades unseen infernus Pr. 15:24 hell grave *2 hell Sheol Sheol hades unseen inferno Pr. 23:14 hell death *2 hell Sheol Sheol hades unseen inferno Pr. 27:20 hell Death *2 hell Sheol Sheol hades unseen infernus Pr. 30:16 grave grave *2 grave Sheol Sheol hades unseen infernus Ec. 9:10 grave grave *2 grave Sheol Sheol hades unseen inferos Sheol / SS. 8:6 grave grave *2 grave Sheol hades unseen inferus grave *8 Is. 5:14 hell grave *2 Sheol Sheol Sheol hades unseen infernus Is. 14:9 hell *9 grave *2 hell Sheol Sheol hades unseen infernus Is. 14:11 grave grave Sheol Sheol Sheol hades unseen inferos Is. 14:15 hell grave Sheol Sheol Sheol hades unseen infernum Is. 28:15 hell grave *2 Sheol Sheol Sheol hades unseen inferno Is. 28:18 hell grave Sheol Sheol Sheol hades unseen inferno Is. 38:10 grave death *2 Sheol Sheol Sheol hades unseen inferi Is. 38:18 grave grave *2 Sheol Sheol Sheol hades unseen infernus Is. 57:9 hell grave *2 Sheol Sheol Sheol hades unseen inferos Ez. 31:15 grave grave *2 hell Sheol sheol hades unseen inferos Ez. 31:16 hell grave hell Sheol sheol hades unseen infernum Ez. 31:17 hell grave hell Sheol sheol hades unseen infernum Ez. 32:21 hell grave *2 hell Sheol sheol hades unseen inferni Ez. 32:27 hell grave hell Sheol sheol hades unseen infernum Ho. 13:14 grave grave *2 grave Sheol Sheol hades unseen mortis Ho. 13:14 *5 grave grave *2 Grave Sheol Sheol hades unseen inferne Am. 9:2 hell grave *2 hell Sheol sheol hades unseen infernum Jon. 2:2 hell *9 grave *2 Sheol Sheol sheol hades unseen inferni *12 Hab. 2:5 hell grave *2 hell Sheol sheol hades unseen infernus *1 Rotherham's Emphasized Bible says hades is almost uniform Septuagint {LXX} rendering of the Hebrew sheol, which is found 65 times in the OT {appendix, p.270}. *2 note says Hebrew Sheol *3 note says sheol or hades *4 note says Hebrew to Sheol *5 the word sheol occurs twice in the verse. *6 Saul, not Sheol *7 Margin: " that is, from destruction" *8 NASB: Sheol, NRSV: grave *9 marg. or, The grave {The New Englishman's Hebrew Concordance, p.1220}. *10 spelled with one l in the original *11 verse 18 in the Latin Vulgate and Douay-Rheims Bibles. *12 verse 3 in the Latin Vulgate and Douay-Rheims Bibles. N/A = Not Available. The word does not appear in these verses in the Vulgate. N/V = No Verse. The verse does not appear in the Vulgate. The Latin Vulgate uses inferos in various forms The RSV follows the NRSV Darby uses Sheol throughout the OT Note: Ez. 31:16,17 KJV: 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; 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. They also went down into hell 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. NKJV: I made the nations shake at the sound of its fall, when I cast it down to hell together with those who descend into the Pit; and all the trees of Eden, the choice and best of Lebanon, all that drink water, were comforted in the depths of the earth. They also went down to hell with it, with those slain by the sword; and those who were its strong arm dwelt in its shadows among the nations. Translation of Hades in the New Testament NASB & KJV NKJV NIV YLT Ro CLT Vulgate NRSV Mt. 11:23 *1 hell Hades depths *7 Hades hades hades unseen infernum Mt. 16:18 hell Hades Hades Hades Hades hades unseen inferi Lk. 10:15 hell Hades depths *7 Hades hades hades unseen infernum Lk. 16:23 hell Hades hell *7 Hades hades hades unseen inferno Ac. 2:27 hell Hades grave Hades hades hades unseen inferno Ac. 2:31 hell Hades grave Hades hades hades unseen inferno 1Co. 15:55 *2 grave Hades death death hades death death mors Rv. 1:18 hell Hades Hades Hades hades hades unseen inferni Rv. 6:8 hell Hades Hades Hades Hades Hades Unseen inferus Rv. 20:13 hell Hades Hades Hades hades hades unseen inferus Rv. 20:14 hell Hades Hades Hades hades hades unseen inferus *1 prop. unseen {Strong's #86} *2 depending on the Greek text, the word here may be hades {unseen} or thanatos {death}. *7 note says Greek Hades *8 Hades] The unseen World, the adobe of departed spirits, In the A.V. both this word and 'Gehenna' are rendered 'Hell.' Each occurs twelve times. In this translation the two words are everywhere kept distinct. Translation of Gehenna in the New Testament KJV & NIV & NASB NRSV YLT&Ro CLT&WEY Vulgate NKJV Mt. 5:22 hell hell *6 hell *7 gehenna Gehenna gehennae Mt. 5:29 hell hell hell *7 gehenna Gehenna gehennam Mt. 5:30 hell hell hell *7 gehenna Gehenna gehennam Mt. 10:28 hell hell hell gehenna Gehenna gehennam Mt. 18:9 hell hell hell gehenna Gehenna gehennam Mt. 23:15 hell hell hell gehenna Gehenna gehennae Mt. 23:33 hell hell hell gehenna Gehenna gehennae Mk. 9:43 hell hell hell gehenna Gehenna gehennam Mk. 9:45 hell hell hell gehenna Gehenna gehennam Mk. 9:47 hell hell hell gehenna Gehenna gehennam Lk. 12:5 hell hell hell gehenna Gehenna gehennam Js. 3:6 *2 hell hell hell gehenna Gehenna gehenna *2 The only other person in the N.T. besides Jesus who uses this term Gehenna. *6 note says Gr., Gehenna *7 note says Gr [Gehenna] Translation of Tartarus in the New Testament KJV, YLT & CLT & NKJV, NIV NRSV Ro Vulgate WEY NASB 2Pt. 2:4 *1 hell hell *2 hell *3 Tartarus lowest hades tartarum *1 The only places in the Bible where this term appears *2 note says Greek tartarus *3 note says Greek tartaroo KJV= King James Version YLT = Young's Literal Translation Ro = Rotherham's Emphasized Bible CLT = Concordant Literal Translation WEY = Weymouth's New Testament in Modern Speech (Chart reflects versions before 1923) .

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