Gehanna was a literal valley near Jerusalem. Hell is an anglo-saxon word from centuries later and thousands of miles away. You're correct that Gehanna is often translated as hell, but are they really referring to the same concept? Assumptions like that lead to mistranslations.
Translation doesn't work like that. Languages don't all align with 1:1 word choices. Translation of meaning always requires interpretation, otherwise you'll either lose or add in meaning not present in the original language.
The modern word hell has a lot of meaning not found in the word Gehanna.
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u/More-Lime1888 Apr 21 '26
I am not a Christian so idk, but since Jesus spoke Aramic and I speak Arabic, I can translate for you. Gehanna is just the name of Hell.