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abaddon

/əˈbæ.dn̩/

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What does abaddon mean?

proper noun

  1. The destroyer, or angel of the bottomless pit; Apollyon;
  2. Hell; the bottomless pit; a place of destruction.
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noun

  1. (archaic, slang) An informer; a criminal who informs on other criminals to the authorities.

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/əˈbæ.dn̩/

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They are called Sheol, Abaddon, Beer Shahat, Tit ha-Yawen, Sha'are Mawet, Sha'are Zalmawet: and Gehenna.
Louis GinzbergThe Legends of the Jews — Volume 1Translated by Henrietta SzoldProject Gutenberg ebook #1493