Gehenna

(gi hen′ə, gə-)

noun

Origin: see Gehenna

the valley of Hinnom, near Jerusalem, where refuse was burned in Biblical times

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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