Top 13 Other Names for Hell - Different Names for Hell
Of the many religions and cultures around the world, here are the different names for Hell. The beliefs and cultures all tell of a place where the wicked and unjust go when they die. In the Bible, there is a difference between Hell and the “Lake of Fire.”
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The unfortunate and unsaved souls appear immediately in Hell, from where they will be cast into the Lake of Fire (Rev. 20:14).
The punishment in Hell and the Lake of Fire are both the same, just that the inhabitants of each are different.
These alternate names for Hell, similar words for Hell, and nicknames for Hell are found below in the various lists of names.
The Many Names of Hell / Alternate Names for Hell
- Sheol (Grave) - Sheol is from the Hebrew Old Testament Bible, meaning "grave."
In the King James Version of the Bible, Sheol was translated thirty-one times to "Hell" and "Pit" three times.
Sheol/Grave is the Hebrew name for Hell. - Lake of Fire - Often used the same as Hell but is a different place in Hell, a place of pain and a place of punishment for the most wicked souls and evil souls.
You can consider the Lake of Fire the deeper part of Hell.
The Lake of Fire is also called the "second death" (Rev. 20:14; 21:8). - Underworld
- Netherworld / Nether World
- Otherworld
- Tartarus - Tartarus comes from Greek mythology where Greek Hades (brother of the King of the Olympian Gods Zeus) reigns supreme over this underworld domain where all dead people go.
There was no escape from Hades, the God of the Underworld.
Tartarus is considered the Greek word for Hell. - Gehenna - the Hebrew word for "Hell" appears in the New Testament twelve times.
Jesus Christ used this term eleven times and may be related to the Valley of Hinnom.
During the reign of Ahaz, the false God Molech was worshipped by Israel.
Ahaz sacrificed his son to Moloch (2 Chron. 28:1-4). Molech was represented by a golden calf, matching the form from the religion of Canaan.
The Molech idol had the head of a bull and a hollow stomach where a fire burned. In its outstretched arms, a child was sacrificed on the arms to this false deity.
Under Josiah, this false God-worshipping was stopped, and the lands became a dumping ground of garbage.
Jesus Christ may have used the term "Gehenna" because the Israelites associated the area with a horrid stench and filth (Matt. 5:22; 18:8, 9; 23:33; John 5:36). - Naraka - Naraka is the Hindi/Indian mythology word for Hell.
Naraka comes from the Sanskrit word for the realm of Hell in Dharmic traditions.
Naraka is referenced in Hinduism, Sikhism, Jainism, and Buddhism texts. - Jahannam - Urdu and Arabic
- Inferno - From Dante’s Divine Comedy
- Hel - In Norse mythology, Hel is both the name of the realm of the underworld and the name for the God who rules it.
Hel receives a portion of the souls, most likely the souls that did not make it to Valhalla (Norse mythology version of Heaven) waiting for final judgment. - Annwn (Annwfn or Annwfyn) - Celtic mythology
- Hades - Bible New Testament name in the Bible for Hell.
- Bottomless Pit - This alternate reference for Hell brings to mind the eternal damnation and eternal torment associated with the infernal regions and a place of eternal punishment.
Biblical Names for Hell / Words for Hell in the Bible
Biblical names for Hell include:
- Hades from the New Testament in the Bible.
- As referenced in the New Testament by Jesus Christ, Gehenna is mentioned eleven times as another name for Hell.
- Lake of Fire
Hebrew Name for Hell
- Sheol
- Grave
- Gehenna
Greek Name for Hell
- Tartarus
- Underworld
- Hades
King of Hell
The Devil, aka Lucifer, aka Satan, is mostly referred to as The King of Hell. But, the King of Hell also has these names in context:
Queen of Hell
The Queen of Hell only has one name that comes to mind, and that name is Lilith.
I hope you enjoyed our list of alternative names for Hell, other names for Hell in the bible, and nicknames for Hell as referenced in the many religions and cultures of the world. Please let us know if we missed any related words or hell synonyms and related terms for the term Hell.
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