Word study · Greek
geenna
Gehenna
Say it: GEH-en-nah (approximate)
γέεννα
What it means
Named for the valley of Hinnom outside Jerusalem. Jesus uses it for final judgment: "Fear him who has power to cast into Gehenna" (12:5).
Open question Debated
A popular claim says Gehenna was Jerusalem's burning garbage dump. Scholars debate this: the idea isn't found in sources before the Middle Ages, and the Old Testament links the valley with child sacrifice.
Range of meaning
- A valleyThe Valley of Hinnom near Jerusalem.
- JudgmentA picture of final judgment by fire.
In Luke
- Chapter 12
"Fear him who has power to cast into Gehenna" (12:5).
Every verse (1)
Verses where G1067 is tagged in the Hebrew text: STEPBible Data (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0. About our sources