| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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Appendix II
Semitic Roots |
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| ENTRY: | hnn. |
| DEFINITION: | Central Semitic (?), to weep, yearn. Gehenna, from Hebrew gê (ben) hinn m, valley of (the son of) Hinnom, from hinnm, a man's name (etymology uncertain; perhaps akin to Arabic hanna, to weep, yearn + nominal ending -m). |
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