she.ol denotes the realm or depth to which people go down in death, also portrayed as an insatiable or threatening depth.

The noun most often names the destination or depth associated with going down, death, the pit, darkness, and those who have died. Several passages portray it figuratively as a depth that grasps, receives, or is never satisfied; one supplied form is instead tagged as a Qal infinitive in a command to ask for a sign.

1. The realm or depth entered by going down · dominant

   The noun is the destination in clauses of descent: in Genesis 37:35 the APB renders Jacob's expected mourning descent to Sheol, and in Job 7:9 it renders the person who goes down there as not coming up. In Ezekiel 31:16 the descent is joined with "those who go down to the pit," while Ecclesiastes 9:10 describes no work, explanation, knowledge, or wisdom there.

   Genesis 37:35Job 7:9Ezekiel 31:16Ecclesiastes 9:10Isaiah 38:18Numbers 16:33
2. A threatening or insatiable depth in imagery · common

   In Isaiah 5:14 the APB renders Sheol as enlarging its desire and opening its mouth so that a multitude descends into it. Proverbs 27:20 and Proverbs 30:16 place it among things that are never satisfied, while Proverbs 5:5 depicts it as grasping the woman's steps.

   Isaiah 5:14Proverbs 27:20Proverbs 30:16Proverbs 5:5Habakkuk 2:5Psalm 116:3
3. To ask for a sign · rare

   The supplied form in Isaiah 7:11 is uniquely tagged Verb · Qal · Infinitive construct. In that verse the APB renders the command "Ask a sign for yourself," with the requested sign described as deep as Sheol or high as heaven.

   Isaiah 7:11

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB commonly preserves the term as "Sheol" in descent, death, pit, and depth contexts, rather than consistently replacing it with an English noun. It also leaves its specific contribution less visible in Jonah 2:3, where the supplied form occurs but the APB renders only "the depth" and "the heart of the seas".