הִנֹּם

hin.nom(Topheth of) Hinnom
hebrewOld TestamentName of a place13 occurrences5 books11 verses
This is the name of the place Topheth: Site of pagan child sacrifice, south of Jerusalem.

Definition

probably of foreign origin; Hinnom, apparently a Jebusite
Traditional renderings: Hinnom.

Glossary entries

Topheth Valley of Hinnom Valley of Hinnom

Where it occurs

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Occurrences

13 total
  1. Joshua 15:8 (2×)הִנֹּ֗ם; הִנֹּם֙
    From there the border went up the Valley of Ben-hinnom along the southern slope of the Jebusites (that is, Jerusalem) and ascended to the top of the hill that faces the Valley of Hinnom on the west, at the northern end of the Valley of Rephaim.
  2. Joshua 18:16 (2×)הִנֹּ֔ם; הִנֹּ֜ם
    Then it went down to the foot of the hill that faces the Valley of Ben-hinnom at the northern end of the Valley of Rephaim and ran down the Valley of Hinnom toward the southern slope of the Jebusites and downward to En-rogel.
  3. 2 Kings 23:10הִנֹּ֑ם · of Ben-hinnom
    He also desecrated Topheth in the Valley of Ben-hinnom so that no one could sacrifice his son or daughter in the fire to Molech.
  4. 2 Chronicles 28:3הִנֹּ֑ם · of Ben-hinnom
    Moreover, Ahaz burned incense in the Valley of Ben-hinnom and sacrificed his sons in the fire, according to the abominations of the nations that the LORD had driven out before the Israelites.
  5. 2 Chronicles 33:6הִנֹּ֔ם · of Ben-hinnom
    He sacrificed his sons in the fire in the Valley of Ben-hinnom. He practiced sorcery, divination, and witchcraft, and consulted mediums and spiritists. He did great evil in the sight of the LORD, provoking Him to anger.
  6. Nehemiah 11:30הִנֹּֽם׃ · of Hinnom
    Zanoah, Adullam, and their villages; in Lachish and its fields; and in Azekah and its villages. So they settled from Beersheba all the way to the Valley of Hinnom.
  7. Jeremiah 7:31הִנֹּ֔ם
    They have built the high places of Topheth in the Valley of Ben-hinnom so they could burn their sons and daughters in the fire—something I never commanded, nor did it even enter My mind.
  8. Jeremiah 7:32הִנֹּ֔ם
    So behold, the days are coming, declares the LORD, when this place will no longer be called Topheth and the Valley of Ben-hinnom, but the Valley of Slaughter. For they will bury the dead in Topheth until there is no more room.
  9. Jeremiah 19:2הִנֹּ֔ם
    …and go out to the Valley of Ben-hinnom near the entrance of the Potsherd Gate. Proclaim there the words I speak to you,
  10. Jeremiah 19:6הִנֹּ֑ם
    So behold, the days are coming, declares the LORD, when this place will no longer be called Topheth or the Valley of Ben-hinnom, but the Valley of Slaughter.
  11. Jeremiah 32:35הִנֹּ֗ם
    They have built the high places of Baal in the Valley of Ben-hinnom to make their sons and daughters pass through the fire to Molech—something I never commanded them, nor had it ever entered My mind, that they should commit such an abomination and cause Judah to sin.