גיהנום

Hebrew

Alternative forms

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

  • (Modern Israeli Hebrew) IPA(key): /ɡe(h)iˈnom/, /ɡe(h)eˈnom/, /-ˈnam/
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Proper noun

גֵּיהִנּוֹם • (gehinómm

  1. (Judaism) Gehenna

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See also

Yiddish

Alternative forms

  • גהינם
  • גענעםSoviet phonetic spelling 1920-1932, 1961-1991
  • גענעמSoviet phonetic spelling 1932-1961

Etymology

From Hebrew גֵּיהִנּוֹם.

Pronunciation

  • (all dialects, more colloquial) IPA(key): /ˈɡɛnəm/
    Hyphenation: גיה‧נום
    Rhymes: -ɛnəm
  • (all dialects, more formal) IPA(key): /ɡəˈhɛnəm/
    Hyphenation: גי‧ה‧נום
    Rhymes: -ɛnəm

Proper noun

גיהנום • (genem/gehenemn

  1. (religion) hell (specifically Gehinnom in Judaism)