Strong H2011H2011Gהִנֹּם
(Topheth of) Hinnom
One of the 2 senses of Strong H2011
- Transliteration
- hinnôm
- Pronunciation
- hin-nome'
- Morphology
- Proper Name of a Location with no gender
Definition
Topheth, located in the Valley of Hinnom (also called the Valley of Slaughter or Baca Valley) south of Jerusalem, was a site of pagan child sacrifice that was defiled by King Josiah (2 Kgs 23:10; Jer 7:31-32; 19:2, 6, 11-14; 32:35; Isa 30:33).
Meaning of the name
Hinnom = "lamentation"
General definition
Probably of foreign origin;
{Hinnom} apparently a Jebusite: - Hinnom.
{Hinnom} apparently a Jebusite: - Hinnom.
In the biblical story
Topheth
Site of pagan child sacrifice, south of Jerusalem
Topheth, located in the Valley of Hinnom (also called the Valley of Slaughter or Baca Valley) south of Jerusalem, was a site of pagan child sacrifice that was defiled by King Josiah (2 Kgs 23:10; Jer 7:31-32; 19:2, 6, 11-14; 32:35; Isa 30:33).
In the Bible
Strong H2011G appears in 2 verses of the KJV.
Translated in the KJV by
- hinnom2
First verses
- Joshua 18:16And the border came down to the end of the mountain that lieth before the valley of the son of Hinnom, and which is in the valley of the giants on the north, and descended to the valley of Hinnom, to the side of Jebusi on the south, and descended to En–rogel,
- Nehemiah 11:30Zanoah, Adullam, and in their villages, at Lachish, and the fields thereof, at Azekah, and in the villages thereof. And they dwelt from Beer–sheba unto the valley of Hinnom.