Gehenna
the valley of Hinnom, near Jerusalem, where propitiatory sacrifices were made to Moloch. 2 Kings 23:10.
any place of extreme torment or suffering.
Origin of Gehenna
1Words Nearby Gehenna
Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2024
How to use Gehenna in a sentence
The hose shot forth a flash like a diamond; the water-spirit fell into the glowing Gehenna.
Black Diamonds | Mr JkaiFollow me not; for, as the Most High rules, you shall curse disobedience in the quenchless Gehenna!
God Wills It! | William Stearns DavisDow overheard the remark, and rising, preached to his hearers such a sermon on Gehenna that they never forgot it, or him.
Ocean to Ocean on Horseback | Willard GlazierRow—row, you blue-faced sons of Gehenna, or she'll eat all four of you!
The Skipper and the Skipped | Holman DayThe leader of one line was Gehenna, and the next two ships astern of her were Eblis and Shaitan, in the order given.
Sea Warfare | Rudyard Kipling
British Dictionary definitions for Gehenna
/ (ɡɪˈhɛnə) /
Old Testament the valley below Jerusalem, where children were sacrificed and where idolatry was practised (II Kings 23:10; Jeremiah 19:6) and where later offal and refuse were slowly burned
New Testament Judaism a place where the wicked are punished after death
a place or state of pain and torment
Origin of Gehenna
1Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
Browse