Gehenna

gehenna English Etymology en la-ecc gehenna, from en grc γέεννα, from en he גֵּיהִנּוֹם ge'henom hell valley of Hinnom, named after the Valley of Hinnom outside Jerusalem, which was constantly filled with the waste of the city, which was then burnt. Heinous deeds are also associated with this valley, as during the time when Jerusalem was ruled by non-Jews (referred to in scriptures simply as 'pagans') child sacrifice was practiced there. Pronunciation en /ɡəˈhɛ.nə/ en LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Gehenna.wav Southern England Proper noun In rabbinical literature and Christian and Islamic scripture, the place where the souls of the wicked go after death, where they suffer eternal damnation or annihilation. Matthew 23:33 Ye serpents, ye generation of vipers, how can ye escape the damnation of Gehenna? Hell. A place of suffering and misery. en School was Gehenna for the restless student. The valley of Hinnom outside Jerusalem. en 1833 Selumiel, or a visit to Jerusalem, etc 185 The people obeyed his commandment, and succeeding ages followed the example, and Gehenna became the general sink of the city, and the receptacle of all its pollutions. en 1991 Bible Review By the fifth century C.E., however, confusion about the tradition led to transference of the reputed site of Gehenna to the Kidron Valley, on the eastern side of Jerusalem. Synonyms en Gehenom, en Gehennom, en Gehinom, en Gehinnom (Jewish) en Jahannam (Islamic) Antonyms Christianity uncountable en heaven Descendants haw kehena Translations where the wicked go Arabic: ar الهَاوِيَة f Aramaic: Classical Syriac: syc ܓܝܗܢܐ f gêhannā Armenian: hy գեհեն Belarusian: be гее́на f Bulgarian: bg гее́на f Chinese: Mandarin: cmn 地獄 dìyù Finnish: fi Gehenna French: fr Géhenne f Greek: el γέεννα f Ancient Greek: grc γέεννα f Hebrew: he גיהנום m f ge'henom Hindi: hi जहन्नम m, hi जहन्नुम m Japanese: ja ゲヘナ gehena, ja 地獄 jigoku Malay: ms Gehena Polish: pl gehenna f Romanian: ro gheenă f Russian: ru гее́нна f, ru гее́нна о́гненная f Swahili: sw jahanamu Swedish: sv gehenna n Ukrainian: uk геє́на f hell, in Abrahamic religions Arabic: ar جَهَنَّم m Aramaic: Classical Syriac: syc ܓܝܗܢܐ f gêhannā Armenian: hy գեհեն Catalan: ca Gehenna f Chinese: Mandarin: cmn 革哈納 Géhānà Czech: cs Gehenna f, cs džehenna f Dutch: nl gehenna f Finnish: fi Gehenna French: fr Géhenne f German: de Gehinnom Greek: el γέεννα f Ancient Greek: grc γέεννα f Hebrew: he גיא בן הנם, he גיהנום gehenom Hindi: hi जहन्नम m, hi जहन्नुम m Hungarian: hu gyehenna Italian: it Geenna f Japanese: ja ゲヘナ gehena Norwegian: no Gehenna Polish: pl gehenna f Portuguese: pt Geena f Romanian: ro gheenă f Russian: ru гее́нна f Spanish: es Gehena f Swahili: sw jahanamu Swedish: sv Gehenna c Turkish: tr cehennem Turkmen: tk Jähennem Ukrainian: uk геє́нна f en Christianity Fire Hell Islam Judaism Places Places in Israel Czech Alternative forms cs gehenna džehenna Pronunciation Proper noun f en Gehenna one of various hells in Abrahamic religions Declension f.sg Portuguese Proper noun f pt Geena