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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דָּרוֹםH1864
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 Itsouth5×Ezekiel 40:24, Ezekiel 40:27, Ezekiel 40:44, Ezekiel 40:45
the south3×Ezekiel 40:27, Ezekiel 40:28, Ezekiel 42:18
[and] south1×Ezekiel 42:13
and the south1×Deuteronomy 33:23
it1×Ezekiel 20:46
on the south1×Ezekiel 41:11
southward1×Ecclesiastes 1:6
the south side1×Ezekiel 40:24
through the south1×Ezekiel 40:28
to the south1×Ecclesiastes 11:3
under the south wind1×Job 37:17
Show sample aligned rows
Deuteronomy 33:23וְדָר֖וֹםtoand the southConjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singularJob 37:17מִדָּרֽוֹם׃tounder the south windPreposition-m | Noun - masculine singularEcclesiastes 1:6דָּר֔וֹםtosouthwardNoun - masculine singularEcclesiastes 11:3בַּדָּר֖וֹםtoto the southPreposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singularEzekiel 20:46דָּר֑וֹםtoitNoun - masculine singularEzekiel 40:24הַדָּר֔וֹםtothe south sideArticle | Noun - masculine singularEzekiel 40:24הַדָּר֑וֹםtosouthArticle | Noun - masculine singularEzekiel 40:27הַדָּר֑וֹםtosouthArticle | Noun - masculine singularEzekiel 40:27הַדָּר֖וֹםtothe southArticle | Noun - masculine singularEzekiel 40:28הַדָּר֑וֹםtothrough the southArticle | Noun - masculine singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned rowDeuteronomy 33:23
Aligned rows17
Books represented4
Deuteronomy1Job1Ecclesiastes2Ezekiel13
Source forms
הַדָּר֔וֹם4xhad·dā·rō·wmEzekiel 40:24, Ezekiel 40:28, Ezekiel 40:45, Ezekiel 42:12
הַדָּר֑וֹם4xhad·dā·rō·wmEzekiel 40:24, Ezekiel 40:27, Ezekiel 40:28, Ezekiel 40:44
הַדָּר֖וֹם2xhad·dā·rō·wmEzekiel 40:27, Ezekiel 42:18
בַּדָּר֖וֹם1xbad·dā·rō·wmEcclesiastes 11:3
דָּר֔וֹם1xdā·rō·wmEcclesiastes 1:6
דָּר֑וֹם1xdā·rō·wmEzekiel 20:46
הַדָּרוֹם֮1xhad·dā·rō·wmEzekiel 42:13
וְדָר֖וֹם1xwə·ḏā·rō·wmDeuteronomy 33:23
Parsing patterns
Article | Noun - masculine singular11xEzekiel 40:24, Ezekiel 40:27, Ezekiel 40:28, Ezekiel 40:44
Noun - masculine singular2xEcclesiastes 1:6, Ezekiel 20:46
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular1xDeuteronomy 33:23
Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular1xEcclesiastes 11:3
Preposition-l, Article | Noun - masculine singular1xEzekiel 41:11
Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular1xJob 37:17
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. the south ; poet. the south wind
Source Gloss
the south ; poet. the south wind
Extended definitionSource: 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.
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