noun
Origin: see Gehenna
Origin: LL(Ec) < Gr Geenna, hell < Heb gey hinom, where the kings Ahaz and Manasseh were said to have sacrificed their sons to Moloch
See Gehenna in American Heritage Dictionary 4
noun
Origin:
Origin: Late Latin
Origin: , from Greek Geenna
Origin: , from Hebrew gê’ hinnōm
Origin: , possibly short for gê’ ben hinnōm, valley of the son of Hinnom, a valley south of Jerusalem
Origin: : gê’, valley of
Origin: , bound form of gay’, valley; see gyא in Semitic roots
Origin: + hinnōm, personal name; see hnn in Semitic roots
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