Strong’s H2011

הִנֹּם

Part of speech

Proper Name Location

Transliteration

Hinnom

Pronunciation

hin-NOHM

Definition

Hinnom

Meaning

Hinnom

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.

Bible references

Joshua 15:8;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