גֵּיא בֶן־הִנֹּם

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biblical location geographical feature ravine valley

גֵּיא בֶן־הִנֹּם is the Hebrew name for the Hinnom Valley, a ravine south of Jerusalem historically associated with idolatrous practices and later symbolic of judgment or hell in Jewish and Christian tradition.

Aliases (1)

גיא הנם ×1

Statements (45)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	biblical location → geographical feature → ravine → valley →
associatedWith	Topheth NERFINISHED → child sacrifice → condemnations by biblical prophets → idolatrous practices → worship of Molech →
condemnedBy	prophet Jeremiah →
condemnedFor	abominations of Judah →
country	Israel →
developedIntoConcept	Gehenna as afterlife punishment →
etymologyContains	“Ben Hinnom” meaning “son of Hinnom” →
flowsInto	Kidron Valley →
hasAlternativeName	Gehenna → Hinnom Valley → Valley of Hinnom → גֵּיא הִנֹּם →
hasCoordinateType	geographic location in Jerusalem area →
hasNameInHebrew	גֵּיא בֶן־הִנֹּם →
hasTransliteration	Ge Ben-Hinnom →
historicalPeriodOfProminence	First Temple period → Second Temple period →
inChristianScriptureConcept	basis for New Testament term “Gehenna” →
inReligiousTradition	Christianity → Judaism → Second Temple Judaism →
languageOfName	Hebrew →
laterReputation	unclean place →
locatedIn	Jerusalem →
locatedNear	Kidron Valley → Mount Zion → Valley of Rephaim →
locatedSouthOf	Old City of Jerusalem →
mentionedIn	Book of 2 Kings → Book of Jeremiah → Book of Joshua → Hebrew Bible →
modernUsage	name for a valley and park area in Jerusalem →
partOf	Jerusalem basin →
symbolicMeaning	imagery of hell → place of judgment → symbol of divine punishment →
topography	steep-sided ravine →

Referenced by (4)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Hinnom Valley → Valley of Hinnom → Valley of Hinnom ("גיא הנם") → גֵּיא בֶן־הִנֹּם →	hasNameInHebrew