Strong's Lexicon Hinnom: Hinnom Original Word: הִנֹּם Word Origin: Likely derived from an unknown root, possibly related to lamentation or mourning. Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: - G1067 (γέεννα, Gehenna): Used in the New Testament to refer to hell or the place of final punishment. Usage: Hinnom refers to a valley located to the south of Jerusalem, known as the Valley of Hinnom. It is historically significant in the Bible as a place associated with idolatrous practices, including child sacrifice to the god Molech. The valley later became synonymous with judgment and was used as a symbol for hell or Gehenna in the New Testament. Cultural and Historical Background: The Valley of Hinnom, or Gehenna, was a site of pagan worship where the Israelites, influenced by surrounding cultures, engaged in the detestable practice of child sacrifice. This practice was condemned by the prophets and led to the valley being cursed. In later Jewish thought, the valley became a symbol of divine judgment and the final place of punishment for the wicked. By the time of the New Testament, Gehenna was understood as a metaphor for hell. NAS Exhaustive Concordance Word Originof uncertain derivation Definition a valley S.W. of Jer. NASB Translation Ben-hinnom* (7), Hinnom (6). Brown-Driver-Briggs הִנֹּם proper name, masculine (derivation & meaning dubious; according to Sim Bö Gf and others = wailing, Arabic from cries of children (see below), but this improbable) — only in ׳גֵּי(גֵּיא)בֶןהֿ, & abbreviated ׳ה ׳ג, proper name, of a location of valley south of Jerusalem, (ᵐ5 φάραγγα Ὀνομ Joshua 15:8 (twice in verse) Σονναμ Joshua 18:16; Ταιεννα Joshua 18:16; Ταιβενθομ2Chronicles 28:3, ᵐ5L φάρ. Βενεννομ; γὲ βανὲ Ἑννομ) 2 Chronicles 33:6, ᵐ5L γῇ Βενεννομ; elsewhere usually φάρ. (υιὁῦ) Ἑννομ) — compare below גַּיְא; — as mere topographical term גֵּי בֶןהִֿנֹּם, boundary between Judah & Benjamin Joshua 15:8; Joshua 18:16; also ׳גֵּי ה Joshua 15:8; Joshua 18:16 (all P) compare Nehemiah 11:30; elsewhere always ׳בֶןהֿ ׳גּ (2 Kings 23:10 Kt has גּי בני הנם, Qr & ᵐ5 ᵑ9 singular), & always with reference to the sacrifice of children by fire, 2 Kings 23:10; 2Chronicles 28:3; 33:6; Jeremiah 7:31,32; Jeremiah 19:2,6; Jeremiah 32:35; on account of this inhuman & idolatrous practice it was abhorred by priest & prophet, & defiled by Josiah; this conception afterward developed, through Isaiah 66:24, into Jewish Gehinnom (compare WeberSynagog. Theol. 326 ff. DiBuch Henoch. 131 f.) & NT γέεννα. On locality compare RobBR ii. 273 f. ToblTopogr. ii 39 ff. BdPal 103; modern name (of lower half of valley, toward southeast) Wady er-Rabâbi. Strong's Exhaustive Concordance Hinnom Probably of foreign origin; Hinnom, apparently a Jebusite -- Hinnom. Forms and Transliterations הִנֹּ֑ם הִנֹּ֔ם הִנֹּ֗ם הִנֹּ֜ם הִנֹּֽם׃ הִנֹּם֙ הנם הנם׃ hin·nōm hinNom hinnōmLinks Interlinear Greek • Interlinear Hebrew • Strong's Numbers • Englishman's Greek Concordance • Englishman's Hebrew Concordance • Parallel TextsEnglishman's Concordance Joshua 15:8 HEB: גֵּ֣י בֶן־ הִנֹּ֗ם אֶל־ כֶּ֤תֶף KJV: of the son of Hinnom unto the south INT: the valley of the son of Hinnom to the slope Joshua 15:8 Joshua 18:16 Joshua 18:16 2 Kings 23:10 2 Chronicles 28:3 2 Chronicles 33:6 Nehemiah 11:30 Jeremiah 7:31 Jeremiah 7:32 Jeremiah 19:2 Jeremiah 19:6 Jeremiah 32:35 13 Occurrences |