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Where does “ܓܗܢܐ” come from?

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

Ancestry of “ܓܗܢܐ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Syriacܓܝܗܢܐ—
2Ancient Greekγέεννα—
3Hebrewגֵּיהִנּוֹםhell, literally valley of Hinnom
4Hebrewגַּיא בֶּן הִנֹּםValley of Hinnom's Son; Valley of Hinnom's son;...
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