Gehenna

[ gi-hen-uh ]

/ gɪˈhɛn ə /

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noun

the valley of Hinnom, near Jerusalem, where propitiatory sacrifices were made to Moloch. 2 Kings 23:10.

hell (def. 1).

any place of extreme torment or suffering.

Origin of Gehenna

From Late Latin, from Greek Géenna, from Hebrew Gē-Hinnōm “hell,” short for gē ben Hinnōm, literally, “valley of the son of Hinnom”

Words nearby Gehenna

geezah, geezer, gefilte fish, gegenschein, geggie, Gehenna, gehlenite, Gehrig, Gehrig, Lou, Gehry, Geiger

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Example sentences from the Web for Gehenna

Gehenna was created before Paradise; the former on the second day and the latter on the third.
Hebraic Literature; Translations from the Talmud, Midrashim and Kabbala|Various
I hope never again to see the sight that might well have suggested Gehenna to a less active imagination than Dante's.
A Labrador Doctor|Wilfred Thomason Grenfell
Gehenna has sixteen mouths, four toward each cardinal point.
Hebraic Literature; Translations from the Talmud, Midrashim and Kabbala|Various
Blackbeard enjoyed their sufferings, taunting them as milksops and poltroons who could not endure even this taste of Gehenna.
Blackbeard: Buccaneer|Ralph D. Paine

It also left him wondering just how in Gehenna the Government of Marduk ever got anything done.
Space Viking|Henry Beam Piper

British Dictionary definitions for Gehenna

Gehenna

/ (ɡɪˈhɛnə) /

noun

Old Testament the valley below Jerusalem, where children were sacrificed and where idolatry was practised (II Kings 23:10; Jeremiah 19:6) and where later offal and refuse were slowly burned

New Testament Judaism a place where the wicked are punished after death

a place or state of pain and torment

Word Origin for Gehenna

C16: from Late Latin, from Greek Geena, from Hebrew Gê' Hinnōm, literally: valley of Hinnom, symbolic of hell

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单词	gehenna
释义	Gehenna [ gi-hen-uh ] / gɪˈhɛn ə / SEE SYNONYMS FOR Gehenna ON THESAURUS.COM noun the valley of Hinnom, near Jerusalem, where propitiatory sacrifices were made to Moloch. 2 Kings 23:10. hell (def. 1). any place of extreme torment or suffering. Origin of Gehenna From Late Latin, from Greek Géenna, from Hebrew Gē-Hinnōm “hell,” short for gē ben Hinnōm, literally, “valley of the son of Hinnom” Words nearby Gehenna geezah, geezer, gefilte fish, gegenschein, geggie, Gehenna, gehlenite, Gehrig, Gehrig, Lou, Gehry, Geiger Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for Gehenna Gehenna was created before Paradise; the former on the second day and the latter on the third. Hebraic Literature; Translations from the Talmud, Midrashim and Kabbala\|Various I hope never again to see the sight that might well have suggested Gehenna to a less active imagination than Dante's. A Labrador Doctor\|Wilfred Thomason Grenfell Gehenna has sixteen mouths, four toward each cardinal point. Hebraic Literature; Translations from the Talmud, Midrashim and Kabbala\|Various Blackbeard enjoyed their sufferings, taunting them as milksops and poltroons who could not endure even this taste of Gehenna. Blackbeard: Buccaneer\|Ralph D. Paine It also left him wondering just how in Gehenna the Government of Marduk ever got anything done. Space Viking\|Henry Beam Piper British Dictionary definitions for Gehenna Gehenna / (ɡɪˈhɛnə) / noun Old Testament the valley below Jerusalem, where children were sacrificed and where idolatry was practised (II Kings 23:10; Jeremiah 19:6) and where later offal and refuse were slowly burned New Testament Judaism a place where the wicked are punished after death a place or state of pain and torment Word Origin for Gehenna C16: from Late Latin, from Greek Geena, from Hebrew Gê' Hinnōm, literally: valley of Hinnom, symbolic of hell Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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