According to Judaism, wicked souls are purified in Gehinnom, which lasts no longer than a year, before going on to Gan Eden (Paradise).
Source: tatoeba (11036791)
Gehinnom
//ɡəˈhɪnəm//
Synonyms for "gehinnom" (2 found)
Ranked by relevance and common usage.
Related word relations
OpenGloss and ConceptNet supply richer edges like generalizations, collocations, and derivations.
Synonyms
1 entrieshas context
1 entriesrelated to
1 entriesSample sentences
3 total sentences available.
The Jewish term "Gehinnom" is often translated as "Hell," but one only stays there for a year at most.
Source: tatoeba (11079876)
The Islamic word for heaven, Jannah, is derived from the Jewish term Gan Eden, and the word for hell, Jahannam, is derived from the Jewish term Gehinnom.
Source: tatoeba (12788148)
Keep exploring
Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.