| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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| Gehenna |
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| SYLLABICATION: | Ge·hen·na |
| PRONUNCIATION: |  g -h n  |
| NOUN: | 1. A place or state of torment or suffering. 2. The abode of condemned souls; hell. | | ETYMOLOGY: | Late Latin, from Greek Geenna, from Hebrew gê’ hinn m, possibly short for gê’ ben hinnm, valley of the son of Hinnom, a valley south of Jerusalem : gê’, valley of, bound form of gay’, valley; see gy in Appendix II + hinnm, personal name; see hnn in Appendix II.
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