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Where does “جہنم” come from?

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

جہنم (Urdu): hell

Definitions

  1. hell

Ancestry of “جہنم”, step by step

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