gehenna
See also: Gehenna
English
Noun
gehenna (plural gehennas)
- Alternative letter-case form of Gehenna
Czech
Alternative forms
Proper noun
gehenna f
- gehenna (one of various hells in Abrahamic religions)
Latin
Etymology
From the Ancient Greek γέεννᾰ (géenna), from the Hebrew גֵּיהִנּוֹם (ge'henom).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /ɡeˈhen.na/, [ɡeˈ(ɦ)ɛnːä]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /d͡ʒeˈen.na/, [d͡ʒeˈɛnːä]
Noun
gehenna f (genitive gehennae); first declension
- the Hinnom Valley (a valley near Jerusalem where children were immolated for Moloch)
- (transferred sense) Gehenna, hell
- AD 382–4, Biblia Vulgata, Matth. 5:22:
- Ego autem dico vobis quia omnis qui irascitur fratri suo reus erit iudicio qui autem dixerit fratri suo racha reus erit concilio qui autem dixerit fatue reus erit gehennae ignis.
- But I tell you, that everyone who is angry with his brother without a cause shall be in danger of the judgment; and whoever shall say to his brother, ‘Raca!’ shall be in danger of the council; and whoever shall say, ‘You fool!’ shall be in danger of the fire of Gehenna. ― World English Bible translation
- Ego autem dico vobis quia omnis qui irascitur fratri suo reus erit iudicio qui autem dixerit fratri suo racha reus erit concilio qui autem dixerit fatue reus erit gehennae ignis.
- AD 382–4, Biblia Vulgata, Matth. 5:22:
Declension
First-declension noun, with locative.
Case | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
Nominative | gehenna | gehennae |
Genitive | gehennae | gehennārum |
Dative | gehennae | gehennīs |
Accusative | gehennam | gehennās |
Ablative | gehennā | gehennīs |
Vocative | gehenna | gehennae |
Locative | gehennae | gehennīs |
Derived terms
References
- “gehenna”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- gehenna in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
Further reading
- “gĕhenna”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
Polish
Pronunciation
Noun
gehenna f
Declension
Declension of gehenna
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