gehenna
see also: Gehenna
Noun

gehenna (plural gehennas)

  1. Alternative letter-case form of Gehenna#English|Gehenna

Gehenna
Pronunciation
  • IPA: /ɡəˈhɛ.nə/
Proper noun
  1. In rabbinical literature and Christian and Islamic scripture, the place where the souls of the wicked go after death, where they suffer eternal damnation or annihilation.
    • Matthew 23:33
      Ye serpents, ye generation of vipers, how can ye escape the damnation of Gehenna?
  2. Hell.
  3. A place of suffering and misery.
  4. The valley of Hinnom outside Jerusalem.
    • 1833, Selumiel, or a visit to Jerusalem, etc, page 185:
      The people obeyed his commandment, and succeeding ages followed the example, and Gehenna became the general sink of the city, and the receptacle of all its pollutions.
    • 1991, Bible Review:
      By the fifth century C.E., however, confusion about the tradition led to transference of the reputed site of Gehenna to the Kidron Valley, on the eastern side of Jerusalem.
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