noun · femininefirst declension
gehenna
gehenna f (genitive gehennae)
Classical[ɡeˈ(ɦ)ɛn.na]Ecclesiastical[d͡ʒeˈɛn.na]
Meaning
- femininethe Hinnom Valley (a valley near Jerusalem where children were immolated for Moloch)
- feminineGehenna, hell
Ego autem dico vobis quia omnis qui irascitur fratri suo reus erit iudicio qui autem dixerit fratri suo racha reus erit concilio qui autem dixerit fatue reus erit gehennae ignis.
But I tell you, that everyone who is angry with his brother without a cause shall be in danger of the judgment; and whoever shall say to his brother, ‘Raca!’ shall be in danger of the council; and whoever shall say, ‘You fool!’ shall be in danger of the fire of Gehenna. ― World English Bible translationAD 382–4, Biblia Vulgata, Matth. 5:22
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | gehenna | gehennae |
| genitive | gehennae | gehennārum |
| dative | gehennae | gehennīs |
| accusative | gehennam | gehennās |
| ablative | gehennā | gehennīs |
| vocative | gehenna | gehennae |
| locative | gehennae | gehennīs |
gĕhenna, ae, f., = γέεννα (Hebrew, Ge-Hinnom, Ge-Ben-Hinnom), a valley near Jerusalem where children were offered to Moloch;
I.
hence, transf., hell, Vulg. Matt. 5, 22 sq.; 10, 28; 18, 9 al.; Tert. Apol. 47; Prud. Cath. 6, 111; 11, 112; Aus. Ephem. ap. Orat. 56 et saep.—II. Deriv. gĕhen-nālis, e, hellish, of hell:
incendium, Cassiod. Amic. 22, § 32: poenae, id. ib. 24, § 4.Origins
From the Ancient Greek γέεννᾰ (géennă), from the Biblical Hebrew גֵּיהִנּוֹם (Ge'henom).