גֵּיא בֶן־הִנֹּם
A gorge (from its lofty sides; hence, narrow, but not a gully or winter-torrent) · a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition, etc., (like father or brother), etc.) · Hinnom , apparently a Jebusite
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גַּיְא H1516 a gorge (from its lofty sides; hence, narrow, but not a gully or winter-torrent)
בֵּן H1121 a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition, etc., (like father or brother), etc.)
הִנֹּם H2011 Hinnom , apparently a Jebusite
What does גֵּיא בֶן־הִנֹּם (ge ben-Hinnom) mean in the Bible?
גַּיְא · בֵּן · הִנֹּם is a Hebrew word meaning "Valley of the son of Hinnom".
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