Hell in Hebrew is גֵּיהִנּוֹם (gehinóm).
Below are its vowel points, how it is said, its gender and its plural.
In English
hell
/hɛl/
The stress falls on the vowel in colour.
These are the Hebrew words for hell as a name.
abode for the condemned
- גֵּיהִנּוֹםגיהנוםgehinómmasculineIn the Hebrew dictionary
These are the Hebrew words for hell as a noun.
place of suffering in life
- גֵּיהִנּוֹםגיהנוםgehinómmasculineIn the Hebrew dictionary
This is more about the Hebrew word גֵּיהִנּוֹם.
- Written with vowel points
- גֵּיהִנּוֹם
- Written without vowel points
- גיהנום
- Said
- gehinóm
- Its meanings in English
- hell, Gehenna
The Hebrew dictionary's page for גיהנום, with its synonyms and rhymes
These English words share a Hebrew word with hell.
These words come before and after hell in the list.
These are the questions people ask about hell in Hebrew.
How do you say hell in Hebrew?
hell in Hebrew is גֵּיהִנּוֹם, said gehinóm. Without vowel points it is written גיהנום.
Is גיהנום masculine or feminine?
The word גיהנום is masculine.
What else does גיהנום mean in English?
Besides hell, גיהנום can mean Gehenna.
How is hell pronounced in English?
hell is pronounced /hɛl/.
The Hebrew translations, transliterations, genders and plurals on this page are adapted from Wiktionary's entry hell and its entries for the Hebrew words, read on 5 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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