Where does “جهنم” come from?

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

جهنم (Arabic): hell, Gehenna

Definitions

  1. hell, Gehenna

Ancestry of “جهنم”, step by step

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

Words derived from “جهنم”

Every word from Hebrew גַּיא בֶּן הִנֹּם →Every word from Hebrew גֵּיהִנּוֹם →