Meaning Of The Word Gehenna

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Gehenna in American English
noun: the valley of Hinnom, near Jerusalem, where propitiatory sacrifices were made to Moloch. II Kings 23:10

Gehenna in American English 1
a place of torment

Gehenna in American English 2
the valley of Hinnom, near Jerusalem, where refuse was burned in Biblical times

Gehenna in British English
noun: 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

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