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Where does “جَهَنَّم” come from?

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

جَهَنَّم (Arabic): hell

Definitions

  1. hell

Ancestry of “جَهَنَّم”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hebrewגהינום—
2Hebrewגַּיא בֶּן הִנֹּםValley of Hinnom's Son; Valley of Hinnom's son;...

Words derived from “جَهَنَّم”

  • Jahannam
  • جَهَنَّمَ
  • csehenem
  • cehennem
  • ჯანდაბა
  • जहन्नम
  • جهنم
  • xhehenem
  • xhenem
  • xhehnem
  • жаһаннам
  • jahanam
  • جہنم
  • جهنم
  • йәһәннәм
  • ҷаҳаннам
  • cehnem
  • cahnim
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