Where does “gheenă” come from?
gheenă (Romanian) comes from Russian геенна, from Old Church Slavonic г҄еона, from Ancient Greek γέεννᾰ, from Hebrew גֵּיהִנּוֹם, from Hebrew גַּיא בֶּן הִנֹּם — Valley of Hinnom's Son; Valley of Hinnom's son;...
gheenă (Romanian): Gehenna
Definitions
- Gehenna
Ancestry of “gheenă”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | геенна | Gehenna; hell |
| 2 | Old Church Slavonic | г҄еона | — |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | γέεννᾰ | Gehenna |
| 4 | Hebrew | גֵּיהִנּוֹם | hell, literally valley of Hinnom |
| 5 | Hebrew | גַּיא בֶּן הִנֹּם | Valley of Hinnom's Son; Valley of Hinnom's son;... |