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   Ge·hen·na

   /ɡəˈhenə/

   

   • 1. (in Judaism and the New Testament) hell.

   noun

   • 1. a place of burning, torment, or misery.

   Word Origin via ecclesiastical Latin from Greek geenna, from Hebrew gē' hinnōm ‘hell’, literally ‘valley of Hinnom’, a place near Jerusalem where children were sacrificed to Baal (Jer. 19:5,6).

   Scrabble Points: 11

   • G

     2

   • E

     1

   • H

     4

   • E

     1

   • N

     1

   • N

     1

   • A

     1

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