Gehinnom

English · Thesaurus

AI In plain words

Writing a short explanation…

Written by a house AI from the entry below, in your language. The entry itself is the source.

Gehinnom

/ɡəˈhɪnəm/

Where it comes from

Borrowed from Hebrew גֵּיהִנּוֹם (gēhīnnōm). Doublet of Gehenna and Jahannam.

proper noun Gehenom · Gehennom · Gehinom · Jehanum

Judaism The realm of the afterlife where unrepentant souls are cleansed of their spiritual impurities before returning to the presence of God.
Similar: Gehenna

Talk about this word

Cite this

MLA

"Gehinnom." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/gehinnom. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

Gehinnom. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/gehinnom

Chicago

"Gehinnom." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/gehinnom.

BibTeX

@misc{gehinnom_2026,
  title = {Gehinnom},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/gehinnom},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}