Gehenna
In rabbinical literature and Christian and Islamic scripture, the place where the…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.
Meaning
4 sensesIn 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.
гее́ннаgejénna, гее́нна о́гненнаяgejénna ógnennaja
геє́наhejéna
Hell.
Gehinnom
гее́ннаgejénna
геє́ннаhejénna
A place of suffering and misery.
School was Gehenna for the restless student.
The valley of Hinnom outside Jerusalem.
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Origin
Borrowed from Ecclesiastical Latin gehenna, from Ancient Greek γέεννα (géenna), from HebreBorrowed from Ecclesiastical Latin gehenna, from Ancient Greek γέεννα (géenna), from Hebrew גֵּיהִנּוֹם (ge'henom, “hell”, literally “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.
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