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Where does “jahanam” come from?

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

jahanam (Malay): hellish; desolate; damn, to hell with

Definitions

  1. hellish; desolate; damn, to hell with

Ancestry of “jahanam”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicجَهَنَّمhell
2Hebrewגהינום—
3Hebrewגַּיא בֶּן הִנֹּםValley of Hinnom's Son; Valley of Hinnom's son;...
Every word from Hebrew גַּיא בֶּן הִנֹּם →