גיהנום

Hebrew

Etymology

From גֵּיא בֶן הִנֹּם‎ (gei ven hinóm, “valley of the son of Hinom”), a valley near the old city of Jerusalem.

Proper noun

גֵּיהִנּוֹם • (gehinóm) m

  1. (Judaism) Gehinnom

Synonyms

Descendants

  • Ancient Greek: γέεννα (géenna) (see there for further descendants)

Yiddish

Etymology

From Hebrew גֵּיהִנּוֹם‎.

Proper noun

גיהנום • (genem) n

  1. (religion) hell (specifically Gehinnom in Judaism)
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