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Gehenna

[ gi-hen-uh ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

the valley of Hinnom, near Jerusalem, where propitiatory sacrifices were made to Moloch. 2 Kings 23:10.
hell ( def 1 ).
any place of extreme torment or suffering.

Gehenna

/ ɡɪˈhɛnə /

Old Testament the valley below Jerusalem, where children were sacrificed and where idolatry was practised (II Kings 23:10; Jeremiah 19:6) and where later offal and refuse were slowly burned
New Testament Judaism a place where the wicked are punished after death
a place or state of pain and torment

Origin of Gehenna¹

From Late Latin, from Greek Géenna, from Hebrew Gē-Hinnōm “hell,” short for gē ben Hinnōm, literally, “valley of the son of Hinnom”

Origin of Gehenna¹

C16: from Late Latin, from Greek Geena, from Hebrew Gê' Hinnōm, literally: valley of Hinnom, symbolic of hell

The hose shot forth a flash like a diamond; the water-spirit fell into the glowing Gehenna.

Follow me not; for, as the Most High rules, you shall curse disobedience in the quenchless Gehenna!

Dow overheard the remark, and rising, preached to his hearers such a sermon on Gehenna that they never forgot it, or him.

Row—row, you blue-faced sons of Gehenna, or she'll eat all four of you!

The leader of one line was Gehenna, and the next two ships astern of her were Eblis and Shaitan, in the order given.

April 19, 2024tortuous

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