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- Hebrew · borrowed fromגֵּיהִנּוֹם
- English todayGehinnom
Borrowed from Hebrew גֵּיהִנּוֹם (gēhīnnōm). Doublet of Gehenna and Jahannam.
Words from the same roots
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Gehinnom
Today it means: The realm of the afterlife where unrepentant souls are cleansed of their spiritual impurities before returning to the presence of God. Full definition →
Hebrew גֵּיהִנּוֹם