"גיהנום" meaning in Hebrew

See גיהנום in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Audio: LL-Q9288 (heb)-Uziel302-גיהנום.wav Forms: גֵּיהִנּוֹם [canonical], gehinóm [romanization], גיהינום [alternative]
Etymology: From גֵּיא בֶן הִנֹּם (gēʔ ḇen hinnōm, “valley of the son of Hinnom”), a valley near the old city of Jerusalem. The "son of Hinnom" was, according to the Bible, a Canaanite culture hero. Head templates: {{head|he|proper noun|g=m|head=גֵּיהִנּוֹם|tr=gehinóm}} גֵּיהִנּוֹם • (gehinóm) m
  1. (Judaism) Gehenna Wikipedia link: he:גיהנום Tags: Judaism Categories (topical): Judaism Synonyms: גֵּיא בֶן הִנֹּם Derived forms: הדרך לגיהנום רצופה כוונות טובות (hadérekh lagehenóm r'tzufáh kavanót tovót)
    Sense id: en-גיהנום-he-name-H7kSW3Iv Categories (other): Hebrew entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 82 14 4 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 77 20 3
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  "synonyms": [
    {
      "word": "גֵּיא בֶן הִנֹּם"
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}

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