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Where does “γέεννα” come from?

γέεννα (Ancient Greek) comes from Hebrew גֵּיהִנּוֹם, from Hebrew גַּיא בֶּן הִנֹּם — Valley of Hinnom's Son; Valley of Hinnom's son;...

Ancestry of “γέεννα”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hebrewגֵּיהִנּוֹםhell, literally valley of Hinnom
2Hebrewגַּיא בֶּן הִנֹּםValley of Hinnom's Son; Valley of Hinnom's son;...

Words derived from “γέεννα”

  • Gehenna
  • gehenna
  • Geena
  • geena
  • 𐌲𐌰𐌹𐌰𐌹𐌽𐌽𐌰
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