Strongs Number: G1067
- Greek Word
- γέεννα
- Transliteration
- geenna
- Phonetic
- gheh'-en-nah
- Part of Speech
- Noun Feminine
- Strongs Definition
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valley of (the son of) Hinnom; gehenna (or Ge-Hinnom) a valley of Jerusalem used (figuratively) as a name for the place (or state) of everlasting punishment
- Thayers Definition
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1. Hell is the place of the future punishment call "Gehenna" or "Gehenna of fire". This was originally the valley of Hinnom, south of Jerusalem, where the filth and dead animals of the city were cast out and burned; a fit symbol of the wicked and their future destruction.
- Origin
- Of Hebrew origin ([H1516] and [H2011])
- Bible Usage
- hell.