Where does “جهنم” come from?

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

جهنم (Persian): hell

Definitions

  1. hell

Ancestry of “جهنم”, step by step

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

Words derived from “جهنم”

Every word from Hebrew גַּיא בֶּן הִנֹּם →Every word from Hebrew גהינום →Every word from Arabic جَهَنَّم →