The word “hell” is used 54 times in the Bible. It is translated from several different words with various meanings, as indicated below:
In the Old Testament:
- 31 times from the Hebrew “Sheol,” which means
“the grave”
In the New Testament:
- 10 times from the Greek “Hades,” which means
“the grave” - 12 times from the Greek “Gehenna,” which means
“a place of burning” - 1 time from the Greek “Tartarus,” which means
“a place of darkness”