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Where does “जहन्नम” come from?

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

जहन्नम (Hindi): Jahannam, hell

Definitions

  1. Jahannam, hell

Ancestry of “जहन्नम”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicجَهَنَّمhell
2Hebrewגהינום—
3Hebrewגַּיא בֶּן הִנֹּםValley of Hinnom's Son; Valley of Hinnom's son;...
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