géhenne

common nounverb

Syllable Decomposition

henne

from Latin gehenna, from Hebrew גיהנום ge'henom ('valley of Hinnom'), a valley south of Jerusalem where the Ammonites sacrificed children to the god Moloch.

Definitions

religion

Plural

géhennes

Translations

  • englishenglish:Gehenna
  • greekgreek:γέεννα
  • dutchdutch:foltering
  • polishpolish:piekło

See also

géhenner (v.) géhenne (v.) géhennes (v.)