KJV dictionary & concordance

hell

Meaning of “hell”

Sense 1: A place beneath, associated with the dead, destruction, and confinement. Sense 2: The place of punishment and torment, described as hell fire and fire that never shall be quenched. Sense 3: By figure, the depths, pains, or destructive power of death and overwhelming affliction.

Definition sources

Direct Scripture definitionKJV context and cross-referencesSkeat 1893Webster 1828

54 occurrences54 verses17 booksKJV PCE

First occurrence: Deuteronomy 32:22

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Deuteronomy 32:22

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For a fire is kindled in mine anger, and shall burn unto the lowest hell, and shall consume the earth with her increase, and set on fire the foundations of the mountains.

1 word occurrence in this verse

The 1611 reading & marginal notes

1611 witness · Deuteronomy 32:22 · retained source text

For a fire is kindled in my anger, and shall burne vnto the lowest hell, and shall consume the earth with her increase, and set on fire the foundations of the mountaines.

1611 marginal noteOr, hath burned.

1611 marginal noteOr, hath consumed.

2 Samuel 22:6

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The sorrows of hell compassed me about; the snares of death prevented me;

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1611 witness · 2 Samuel 22:6 · retained source text

The sorowes of Hell compassed me about: the snares of death preuented me.

1611 marginal noteOr, coards.

Job 11:8

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It is as high as heaven; what canst thou do? deeper than hell; what canst thou know?

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1611 witness · Job 11:8 · retained source text

It is as high as heauen, what canst thou doe? deeper then hell, what canst thou know?

1611 marginal noteHebr. the heights of heauen.

Job 26:6

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Hell is naked before him, and destruction hath no covering.

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1611 witness · Job 26:6 · retained source text

Hell is naked before him, and destruction hath no couering.

1611 marginal notePro. 15.11.

Psalms 9:17

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The wicked shall be turned into hell, and all the nations that forget God.

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1611 witness · Psalms 9:17 · retained source text

The wicked shall be turned into hell, and all the nations that forget God.

Psalms 16:10

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For thou wilt not leave my soul in hell; neither wilt thou suffer thine Holy One to see corruption.

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1611 witness · Psalms 16:10 · retained source text

For thou wilt not leaue my soule in hell; neither wilt thou suffer thine holy one to see corruption.

1611 marginal noteAct 2.31. and 13.35.

Psalms 18:5

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The sorrows of hell compassed me about: the snares of death prevented me.

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1611 witness · Psalms 18:5 · retained source text

The sorrowes of hell compassed me about: the snares of death preuented me.

1611 marginal noteOr, coards.

Psalms 55:15

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Let death seize upon them, and let them go down quick into hell: for wickedness is in their dwellings, and among them.

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1611 witness · Psalms 55:15 · retained source text

Let death seaze vpon them, and let them goe downe quicke into hell: for wickednes is in their dwellings, and among them.

1611 marginal noteOr, the graue.

Psalms 86:13

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For great is thy mercy toward me: and thou hast delivered my soul from the lowest hell.

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1611 witness · Psalms 86:13 · retained source text

For great is thy mercy toward me: and thou hast deliuered my soule from the lowest hell.

1611 marginal noteOr, graue.

Psalms 116:3

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The sorrows of death compassed me, and the pains of hell gat hold upon me: I found trouble and sorrow.

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1611 witness · Psalms 116:3 · retained source text

The sorrowes of death compassed me, and the paines of hell gate hold vpon me: I found trouble and sorrow.

1611 marginal noteHebr. found me.

1611 marginal notePsal.18.5.6.

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Where “hell” appears

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Deuteronomy1 occurrence
1 verse 2 Samuel1 occurrence
1 verse Job2 occurrences
2 verses Psalms7 occurrences
7 verses Proverbs7 occurrences
7 verses Isaiah6 occurrences
6 verses Ezekiel4 occurrences
4 verses Amos1 occurrence
1 verse Jonah1 occurrence
1 verse Habakkuk1 occurrence
1 verse Matthew9 occurrences
9 verses Mark3 occurrences
3 verses Luke3 occurrences
3 verses Acts2 occurrences
2 verses James1 occurrence
1 verse 2 Peter1 occurrence
1 verse Revelation4 occurrences
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Definition evidence

1 · Direct Scripture definition

Proverbs 15:24

The way of life is above to the wise, that he may depart from hell beneath.

Luke 16:23

And in hell he lift up his eyes, being in torments, and seeth Abraham afar off, and Lazarus in his bosom.

Mark 9:43

And if thy hand offend thee, cut it off: it is better for thee to enter into life maimed, than having two hands to go into hell, into the fire that never shall be quenched:

2 · KJV context and cross-references

Historical English dictionary sources

Historical definitions

Skeat 1893

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The place of torment.

printed page 269, column 1

Webster 1828

Open source edition ↗

The place or state of punishment for the wicked after death. […] The place of the dead, or of souls after death; the lower regions, or the grave […] The pains of hell temporal death, or agonies that dying persons feel, or which bring to the brink of the grave.

volume 1, leaf 899, column 1 (entry starts at OCR line 75)