Yet thou shalt be brought down to hell, to the sides of the pit.
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Isaiah 14:15 · retained source text
Yet thou shalt be brought downe to hel, to the sides of the pit.
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”
Because ye have said, We have made a covenant with death, and with hell are we at agreement; when the overflowing scourge shall pass through, it shall not come unto us: for we have made lies our refuge, and under falsehood have we hid ourselves:
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Isaiah 28:15 · retained source text
Because ye haue said, Wee haue made a couenant with death, and with hell are we at agreement, when the ouerflowing scourge shall passe thorow, it shall not come vnto vs: for wee haue made lies our refuge, and vnder falsehood haue we hid our selues:
¶ And your covenant with death shall be disannulled, and your agreement with hell shall not stand; when the overflowing scourge shall pass through, then ye shall be trodden down by it.
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Isaiah 28:18 · retained source text
¶ And your couenant with death shalbe disanulled, and your agreement with hell shall not stand; when the ouerflowing scourge shall passe thorough, then yee shalbe troden downe by it.
1611 marginal noteHeb. a treading downe to it.
And thou wentest to the king with ointment, and didst increase thy perfumes, and didst send thy messengers far off, and didst debase thyself even unto hell.
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Isaiah 57:9 · retained source text
And thou wentest to the king with oyntment, and didst increase thy perfumes, and didst send thy messengers farre off, and didst debase thy selfe euen vnto hell.
1611 marginal noteOr, thou respectedst the King.
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.
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Ezekiel 31:16 · retained source text
I made the nations to shake at the sound of his fall, when I cast him downe to hell with them that descend into the pit: and all the trees of Eden, the choice and best of Lebanon, all that drinke 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.
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Ezekiel 31:17 · retained source text
They also went downe into hell with him vnto them that be slaine with the sword, and they that were his arme, that dwelt vnder his shadow in the middest of the heathen.
The strong among the mighty shall speak to him out of the midst of hell with them that help him: they are gone down, they lie uncircumcised, slain by the sword.
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Ezekiel 32:21 · retained source text
The strong among the mighty shall speake to him out of the middest of hell with them that helpe him: they are gone downe, they lie vncircumcised, slaine by the sword.
And they shall not lie with the mighty that are fallen of the uncircumcised, which are gone down to hell with their weapons of war: and they have laid their swords under their heads, but their iniquities shall be upon their bones, though they were the terror of the mighty in the land of the living.
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Ezekiel 32:27 · retained source text
And they shall not lie with the mightie, that are fallen of the vncircumcised, which are gone downe to hell with their weapons of warre: and they haue laid their swords vnder their heads, but their iniquities shalbe vpon their bones, though they were the terrour of the mightie in the land of the liuing.
1611 marginal noteHebr. with weapons of their warre.
Though they dig into hell, thence shall mine hand take them; though they climb up to heaven, thence will I bring them down:
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Amos 9:2 · retained source text
Though they digge into hell, thence shall mine hand take them: though they clime vp to heauen, thence will I bring them downe.
1611 marginal notePsal. 139.8. &c:
And said, I cried by reason of mine affliction unto the Lord, and he heard me; out of the belly of hell cried I, and thou heardest my voice.
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Jonah 2:2 · retained source text
And said, I cried by reason of mine affliction vnto the LORD, and hee heard mee; out of the belly of hell cried I, and thou heardest my voyce.
1611 marginal noteOr, out of mine affliction.
1611 marginal noteOr, the graue.
1611 marginal notePsal. 120.1.
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
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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
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.