גיהנום

Hebrew

Etymology

From גֵּיא בֶן הִנֹּם‎ (gē ḇen hīnōm, “valley of the son of Hinnom”), a valley near the old city of Jerusalem. The "son of Hinnom" was, according to the Bible, a Canaanite culture hero.

Proper noun

גֵּיהִנּוֹם • (gehinóm) m

(Judaism) Gehinnom

Synonyms

גֵּיא בֶן הִנֹּם‎

Descendants

→ Ancient Greek: γέεννα (géenna)
- English: Gehenna
- Gothic: 𐌲𐌰𐌹𐌰𐌹𐌽𐌽𐌰 (gaiainna)
- Latin: gehenna
→ Arabic: جَهَنَّم‎ (jahannam)
- → Malay: jahanam
- → Ottoman Turkish: جهنم‎ (cehennem)
- → Persian: جهنم‎ (jahannam)

Yiddish

Etymology

From Hebrew גֵּיהִנּוֹם‎.

Proper noun

גיהנום • (genem) n

(religion) hell (specifically Gehinnom in Judaism)

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