单词 | Gehenna |
释义 | Word Frequency Gehenna(ɡɪˈhɛnə) noun 1. 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 2. New Testament, Judaism a place where the wicked are punished after death 3. a place or state of pain and torment Word origin C16: from Late Latin, from Greek Geena, from Hebrew Gê' Hinnōm, literally: valley of Hinnom, symbolic of hell |
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