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Where does “gehenna” come from?

gehenna (English) comes from Ecclesiastical Latin gehenna, from Aramaic ܓܗܢܐ, 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;...

gehenna (English): Alternative letter-case form of Gehenna

Definitions

  1. Alternative letter-case form of Gehenna

Ancestry of “gehenna”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ecclesiastical Latingehenna—
2Aramaicܓܗܢܐ—
3Classical Syriacܓܝܗܢܐ—
4Ancient Greekγέεννα—
5Hebrewגֵּיהִנּוֹםhell, literally valley of Hinnom
6Hebrewגַּיא בֶּן הִנֹּםValley of Hinnom's Son; Valley of Hinnom's son;...
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