What does דָּרוֹם mean in the Bible?
דָּרוֹם is a Hebrew word meaning "the south ; poet. the south wind".
Hebrew · H1864
דָּרוֹם
The south ; poet. the south wind
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דָּרוֹם H1864
What does דָּרוֹם mean in the Bible?
דָּרוֹם is a Hebrew word meaning "the south ; poet. the south wind".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H1864?
The BSB source-word alignment has 17 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include south (5), the south (3), [and] south (1), and the south (1), it (1).
Where does דָּרוֹם appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Deuteronomy 33:23. Its strongest book concentrations include Ezekiel (13), Ecclesiastes (2), Deuteronomy (1), Job (1).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It south 5× Ezekiel 40:24, Ezekiel 40:27, Ezekiel 40:44, Ezekiel 40:45
the south 3× Ezekiel 40:27, Ezekiel 40:28, Ezekiel 42:18
[and] south 1× Ezekiel 42:13
and the south 1× Deuteronomy 33:23
it 1× Ezekiel 20:46
on the south 1× Ezekiel 41:11
southward 1× Ecclesiastes 1:6
the south side 1× Ezekiel 40:24
through the south 1× Ezekiel 40:28
to the south 1× Ecclesiastes 11:3
under the south wind 1× Job 37:17
Show sample aligned rows
Deuteronomy 33:23 וְדָר֖וֹם to and the south Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular Job 37:17 מִדָּרֽוֹם׃ to under the south wind Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular Ecclesiastes 1:6 דָּר֔וֹם to southward Noun - masculine singular Ecclesiastes 11:3 בַּדָּר֖וֹם to to the south Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular Ezekiel 20:46 דָּר֑וֹם to it Noun - masculine singular Ezekiel 40:24 הַדָּר֔וֹם to the south side Article | Noun - masculine singular Ezekiel 40:24 הַדָּר֑וֹם to south Article | Noun - masculine singular Ezekiel 40:27 הַדָּר֑וֹם to south Article | Noun - masculine singular Ezekiel 40:27 הַדָּר֖וֹם to the south Article | Noun - masculine singular Ezekiel 40:28 הַדָּר֑וֹם to through the south Article | Noun - masculine singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Deuteronomy 33:23
Aligned rows 17
Books represented 4
Deuteronomy 1 Job 1 Ecclesiastes 2 Ezekiel 13
Source forms
הַדָּר֔וֹם 4x had·dā·rō·wm Ezekiel 40:24, Ezekiel 40:28, Ezekiel 40:45, Ezekiel 42:12
הַדָּר֑וֹם 4x had·dā·rō·wm Ezekiel 40:24, Ezekiel 40:27, Ezekiel 40:28, Ezekiel 40:44
הַדָּר֖וֹם 2x had·dā·rō·wm Ezekiel 40:27, Ezekiel 42:18
בַּדָּר֖וֹם 1x bad·dā·rō·wm Ecclesiastes 11:3
דָּר֔וֹם 1x dā·rō·wm Ecclesiastes 1:6
דָּר֑וֹם 1x dā·rō·wm Ezekiel 20:46
הַדָּרוֹם֮ 1x had·dā·rō·wm Ezekiel 42:13
וְדָר֖וֹם 1x wə·ḏā·rō·wm Deuteronomy 33:23
Parsing patterns
Article | Noun - masculine singular 11x Ezekiel 40:24, Ezekiel 40:27, Ezekiel 40:28, Ezekiel 40:44
Noun - masculine singular 2x Ecclesiastes 1:6, Ezekiel 20:46
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular 1x Deuteronomy 33:23
Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular 1x Ecclesiastes 11:3
Preposition-l, Article | Noun - masculine singular 1x Ezekiel 41:11
Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular 1x Job 37:17
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. the south ; poet. the south wind
Source Gloss
the south ; poet. the south wind
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
the south; poet. the south wind BDB: south Usage: south.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
דָּרוֹם is of uncertain origin - no further derivation.
Part of These Phrases
Compound and idiomatic phrases that include this word. Follow a link to study the phrase and how its parts work together.
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain