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Hinnom — the meaning of the Hebrew name הִנֹּם

הִנֹּם

Hinnôm · pronounced hin-nome' · Strong's H2011 · a place

Hinnom means Hinnom, apparently a Jebusite.

Strong's definition

probably of foreign origin; Hinnom, apparently a Jebusite.

First appearance

Josh 15:8 And the border went up by the valley of the son of Hinnom unto the south side of the Jebusite; the same is Jerusalem: and the border went up to the top of the mountain that lieth before the valley of Hinnom westward, which is at the end of the valley of the giants northward: (KJV)

Every verse that names Hinnom

11 occurrences in 11 verses — Joshua, 2 Kings, 2 Chronicles, Nehemiah, Jeremiah

Josh 15:8Josh 18:162Kgs 23:102Chr 28:32Chr 33:6Neh 11:30Jer 7:31Jer 7:32Jer 19:2Jer 19:6Jer 32:35

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