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Hebrew
Etymology
From גֵּיא בֶן הִנֹּם (gēʔ ḇen hinnōm, “valley of the son of Hinnom”), a valley near the old city of Jerusalem. The "son of Hinnom" was, according to the Bible, a Canaanite culture hero.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
גֵּיהִנּוֹם • (gehinóm) m
- (Judaism) Gehenna
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Yiddish
Etymology
From Hebrew גֵּיהִנּוֹם.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɡɛnəm/, /ɡəˈhɛnəm/
Proper noun
גיהנום • (genem/gehenem) n
- (religion) hell (specifically Gehinnom in Judaism)