Her feet go down to death; her steps take hold on hell.
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Proverbs 5:5 · retained source text
Her feete goe downe to death: her steps take hold on hell.
1611 marginal noteChap.7.27.
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
Complete exact-word concordance
Every verse containing “hell”
Her house is the way to hell, going down to the chambers of death.
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Proverbs 7:27 · retained source text
Her house is the way to hell, going downe to the chambers of death.
1611 marginal noteChap.2.18. & 5.5.
But he knoweth not that the dead are there; and that her guests are in the depths of hell.
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Proverbs 9:18 · retained source text
But hee knoweth not that the dead are there, and that her guests are in the depths of hell.
Hell and destruction are before the Lord: how much more then the hearts of the children of men?
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Proverbs 15:11 · retained source text
Hell and destruction are before the LORD: how much more then, the hearts of the children of men?
1611 marginal noteIob 26.6.
The way of life is above to the wise, that he may depart from hell beneath.
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Proverbs 15:24 · retained source text
The way of life is aboue to the wise, that he may depart from hell beneath.
1611 marginal notePhil.3.20. col.3.2.
Thou shalt beat him with the rod, and shalt deliver his soul from hell.
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Proverbs 23:14 · retained source text
Thou shalt beate him with the rod, and shalt deliuer his soule from hell.
Hell and destruction are never full; so the eyes of man are never satisfied.
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Proverbs 27:20 · retained source text
Hell and destruction are neuer full: so the eyes of man are neuer satisfied.
1611 marginal noteHebr. not.
1611 marginal noteEccles.1.8
Complete reference index — all 54 verses
Deuteronomy 32:222 Samuel 22:6Job 11:8Job 26:6Psalms 9:17Psalms 16:10Psalms 18:5Psalms 55:15Psalms 86:13Psalms 116:3Psalms 139:8Proverbs 5:5Proverbs 7:27Proverbs 9:18Proverbs 15:11Proverbs 15:24Proverbs 23:14Proverbs 27:20Isaiah 5:14Isaiah 14:9Isaiah 14:15Isaiah 28:15Isaiah 28:18Isaiah 57:9Ezekiel 31:16Ezekiel 31:17Ezekiel 32:21Ezekiel 32:27Amos 9:2Jonah 2:2Habakkuk 2:5Matthew 5:22Matthew 5:29Matthew 5:30Matthew 10:28Matthew 11:23Matthew 16:18Matthew 18:9Matthew 23:15Matthew 23:33Mark 9:43Mark 9:45Mark 9:47Luke 10:15Luke 12:5Luke 16:23Acts 2:27Acts 2:31James 3:62 Peter 2:4Revelation 1:18Revelation 6:8Revelation 20:13Revelation 20:14
Where “hell” appears
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Deuteronomy1 occurrence
1 verse2 Samuel1 occurrence
1 verseJob2 occurrences
2 versesPsalms7 occurrences
7 versesProverbs7 occurrences
7 versesIsaiah6 occurrences
6 versesEzekiel4 occurrences
4 versesAmos1 occurrence
1 verseJonah1 occurrence
1 verseHabakkuk1 occurrence
1 verseMatthew9 occurrences
9 versesMark3 occurrences
3 versesLuke3 occurrences
3 versesActs2 occurrences
2 versesJames1 occurrence
1 verse2 Peter1 occurrence
1 verseRevelation4 occurrences
4 verses
1 verse2 Samuel1 occurrence
1 verseJob2 occurrences
2 versesPsalms7 occurrences
7 versesProverbs7 occurrences
7 versesIsaiah6 occurrences
6 versesEzekiel4 occurrences
4 versesAmos1 occurrence
1 verseJonah1 occurrence
1 verseHabakkuk1 occurrence
1 verseMatthew9 occurrences
9 versesMark3 occurrences
3 versesLuke3 occurrences
3 versesActs2 occurrences
2 versesJames1 occurrence
1 verse2 Peter1 occurrence
1 verseRevelation4 occurrences
4 verses
Source order
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
Deuteronomy 32:222 Samuel 22:6Psalm 16:10Psalm 116:3Proverbs 15:24Ezekiel 31:16Jonah 2:2Matthew 5:22Mark 9:43-48Acts 2:27,31James 3:62 Peter 2:4Revelation 20:13-14Matthew 18:9Mark 9:44Mark 9:43Psalms 116:3Psalms 18:5Job 11:8Proverbs 9:18Amos 9:2Psalms 16:10Psalms 55:15Psalms 86:13Proverbs 5:5Isaiah 14:9Luke 16:23Revelation 1:18Revelation 20:13Revelation 20:14Psalms 139:8Proverbs 15:11Matthew 10:28Matthew 23:33Luke 10:15
Historical English dictionary sources
Historical definitions
Skeat 1893
Open source edition ↗The place of torment.
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.