What does סְדֹם (sĕdōm) mean in the Bible?
סְדֹם (sĕdōm) is a Hebrew word meaning "Sedom , a place near the Dead Sea".
Hebrew · H5467
סְדֹם
Sedom , a place near the Dead Sea
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סְדֹם H5467
Pronunciation sĕdōm
What does סְדֹם (sĕdōm) mean in the Bible?
סְדֹם (sĕdōm) is a Hebrew word meaning "Sedom , a place near the Dead Sea".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H5467?
The BSB source-word alignment has 39 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include of Sodom (14), Sodom (12), like Sodom (4), toward Sodom (2), against Sodom (1).
Where does סְדֹם (sĕdōm) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Genesis 10:19. Its strongest book concentrations include Genesis (21), Ezekiel (6), Isaiah (4), Jeremiah (3).
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 of Sodom 14× Genesis 13:13, Genesis 14:2, Genesis 14:8, Genesis 14:10
Sodom 12× Genesis 13:10, Genesis 13:12, Genesis 18:16, Genesis 19:24
like Sodom 4× Isaiah 1:9, Isaiah 13:19, Jeremiah 23:14, Zephaniah 2:9
toward Sodom 2× Genesis 10:19, Genesis 18:22
against Sodom 1× Genesis 18:20
and like Sodom 1× Isaiah 3:9
As Sodom 1× Jeremiah 49:18
at Sodom 1× Genesis 19:1
in Sodom 1× Genesis 14:12
of [the city] 1× Genesis 19:1
was Sodom 1× Ezekiel 16:46
Show sample aligned rows
Genesis 10:19 סְדֹ֧מָה to toward Sodom Noun - proper - feminine singular | third person feminine singular Genesis 13:10 סְדֹם֙ to Sodom Noun - proper - feminine singular Genesis 13:12 סְדֹֽם׃ to Sodom Noun - proper - feminine singular Genesis 13:13 סְדֹ֔ם to of Sodom Noun - proper - feminine singular Genesis 14:2 סְדֹ֔ם to of Sodom Noun - proper - feminine singular Genesis 14:8 סְדֹ֜ם to of Sodom Noun - proper - feminine singular Genesis 14:10 סְדֹ֥ם to of Sodom Noun - proper - feminine singular Genesis 14:11 סְדֹ֧ם to of Sodom Noun - proper - feminine singular Genesis 14:12 בִּסְדֹֽם׃ to in Sodom Preposition-b | Noun - proper - feminine singular Genesis 14:17 סְדֹם֮ to of Sodom Noun - proper - feminine singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Genesis 10:19
Aligned rows 39
Books represented 8
Genesis 21 Deuteronomy 2 Isaiah 4 Jeremiah 3 Lamentations 1 Ezekiel 6 Amos 1 Zephaniah 1
Source forms
סְדֹם֙ 5x sə·ḏōm Genesis 13:10, Genesis 19:4, Genesis 19:28, Deuteronomy 32:32
סְדֹ֑ם 5x sə·ḏōm Genesis 14:22, Genesis 18:16, Genesis 19:1, Isaiah 1:10
סְדֹ֣ם 4x sə·ḏōm Ezekiel 16:48, Ezekiel 16:49, Ezekiel 16:56, Amos 4:11
סְדֹ֧ם 3x sə·ḏōm Genesis 14:11, Jeremiah 49:18, Jeremiah 50:40
סְדֹ֖ם 3x sə·ḏōm Genesis 14:21, Isaiah 13:19, Ezekiel 16:46
סְדֹ֔ם 2x sə·ḏōm Genesis 13:13, Genesis 14:2
סְדֹ֥ם 2x sə·ḏōm Genesis 14:10, Genesis 18:20
סְדֹ֤ם 2x sə·ḏōm Deuteronomy 29:23, Ezekiel 16:55
Parsing patterns
Noun - proper - feminine singular 30x Genesis 13:10, Genesis 13:12, Genesis 13:13, Genesis 14:2
Preposition-k | Noun - proper - feminine singular 4x Isaiah 1:9, Isaiah 3:9, Jeremiah 23:14, Zephaniah 2:9
Noun - proper - feminine singular | third person feminine singular 3x Genesis 10:19, Genesis 18:22, Genesis 19:1
Preposition-b | Noun - proper - feminine singular 2x Genesis 14:12, Genesis 18:26
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. Sedom , a place near the Dead Sea
Source Gloss
Sedom , a place near the Dead Sea
Extended definition
Sodom.
Cross-Language Connections
Greek words that correspond to or develop the meaning of this Hebrew word in the New Testament.
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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