Gehenna

Signification (Anglais)

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.
2. Hell.
3. A place of suffering and misery.
4. The valley of Hinnom outside Jerusalem.

Concepts

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Tartare

Synonymes

hell

Tartarus

Hades

hell flames

Traductions

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Tártaro

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Prononcé comme (IPA)

/ɡəˈhɛ.nə/

Étymologie (Anglais)

Borrowed from Ecclesiastical Latin gehenna, from Ancient Greek γέεννα (géenna), from Hebrew גֵּיהִנּוֹם (ge'henom, “hell”, literally “valley of Hinnom”), named after the Valley of Hinnom outside Jerusalem, which was constantly filled with the waste of the city, which was then burnt. Heinous deeds are also associated with this valley, as during the time when Jerusalem was ruled by non-Jews (referred to in scriptures simply as 'pagans') child sacrifice was practiced there.