G1067 γέεννα (géenna) — Gehenna

Lexical Definition

Strong's Greek G1067

valley of (the son of) Hinnom; ge-henna (or Ge-Hinnom), a valley of Jerusalem, used (figuratively) as a name for the place (or state) of everlasting punishment

KJV usage: :--hell.

Etymology: of Hebrew origin ( and );

Thayer's Greek Lexicon

Gehenna, pr. the valley of Hinnom, south of Jerusalem, once celebrated for the horrid worship of Moloch, and afterwards polluted with every species of filth, as well as the carcasses of animals, and dead bodies of malefactors; to consume which, in order to avert the pestilence which such a mass of corruption would occasion, constant fires were kept burning; hence, hell, the fires of Tartarus, the place of punishment in Hades, Mt. 5:22, 29, 30; 10:28; 18:9, et al.

Key Appearances in the New Testament

Matthew 5:22 Matthew 5:29 Matthew 5:30 Matthew 10:28 Matthew 18:9 Matthew 23:15 Matthew 23:33 Mark 9:43 Mark 9:45 Mark 9:47 Luke 12:5 James 3:6

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