pit vs Gehenna

pit and Gehenna both are nouns.

pit is a verb but Gehenna is not a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
pit	Yes	No	Yes	No
Gehenna	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, Gehenna is a hyponym of pit; that is, Gehenna is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than pit:

pit: (Christianity) the abode of Satan and the forces of evil; where sinners suffer eternal punishment
Gehenna: a place where the wicked are punished after death

Other hyponyms of pit include Tartarus, hellfire, red region.

pit (noun)	Gehenna (noun)
a surface excavation for extracting stone or slate	a place where the wicked are punished after death
a workplace consisting of a coal mine plus all the buildings and equipment connected with it
a trap in the form of a concealed hole
lowered area in front of a stage where an orchestra accompanies the performers
(auto racing) an area at the side of a racetrack where the race cars are serviced and refueled
(commodity exchange) the part of the floor of a commodity exchange where trading in a particular commodity is carried on
an enclosure in which animals are made to fight
(Christianity) the abode of Satan and the forces of evil; where sinners suffer eternal punishment
a sizeable hole (usually in the ground)
the hard inner (usually woody) layer of the pericarp of some fruits (as peaches or plums or cherries or olives) that contains the seed
a concavity in a surface (especially an anatomical depression)

pit (verb)	Gehenna (verb)
remove the pits from
set into opposition or rivalry
mark with a scar

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