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)