Gehinom (גיהנום) means hell in Hebrew.
It can also mean Gehenna. It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
hell, Gehenna
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives 2 meanings for Gehinom.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1דתהמקום שאליו נשלחים הרשעים לאחר מותם.
- 2בהשאלהתקופה קשה, ייסורים.
The word Gehinom is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- גֵּיהִנּוֹם
- Written without vowel points
- גיהנום
- Said
- gehinom
- Gematria
- 114
This is how Gehinom is said in other languages.
- English
- hell, Gehenna
- Arabic
- جهنم
- Russian
- ад, пекло, геенна
- French
- enfer, géhenne
- Spanish
- infierno, gehena
- German
- Hölle, Gehenna
- Yiddish
- גיהנום
These words mean nearly the same as Gehinom.
- טיט היוון
- תופת
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
These words mean the opposite of Gehinom.
- גן עדן
- ארץland
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
These words rhyme with Gehinom.
The word Gehinom is part of these phrases and sayings.
- הדרך לגיהנום רצופה כונות טובות
- שבעה מדורי גיהנום
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These words come before and after Gehinom in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Gehinom.
What does Gehinom (גיהנום) mean in Hebrew?
Gehinom (גיהנום) means hell and Gehenna. It is said gehinom, with the stress on nom.
What is a synonym for Gehinom (גיהנום)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Gehinom (גיהנום) are טיט היוון and תופת.
What is the opposite of Gehinom (גיהנום)?
Words that mean the opposite of Gehinom (גיהנום) are גן עדן and ארץ.
What rhymes with Gehinom (גיהנום)?
Words that rhyme with Gehinom (גיהנום) include מקום, אטום, אדום, יום, חום, and דרום.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry גיהנום of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.