The meaning of “סְדֹם”
Understanding Çᵉdôm reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.
Sodom. - § Sodom = "burning" - Sedom, a place near the Dead Sea 1) a Canaanite city, usually paired with Gomorrah, locat...
סְדֹם
Sodom. - § Sodom = "burning" - Sedom, a place near the Dead Sea 1) a Canaanite city, usually paired with Gomorrah, located in the area of the Dead Sea and the Jordan river; both cities destroyed by God in judgment
Occurrences in the Bible
| Reference | Text | |
|---|---|---|
| Genesis 14:21 | “And the king of Sodom said unto Abram, Give me the persons, and take the goods to thyself.” Word: סְדֹם (Çᵉdôm) | |
| Deuteronomy 32:32 | “For their vine is of the vine of Sodom, and of the fields of Gomorrah: their grapes are grapes of gall, their clusters are bitter:” Word: סְדֹם (Çᵉdôm) | |
| Isaiah 3:9 | “The shew of their countenance doth witness against them; and they declare their sin as Sodom, they hide it not. Woe unto their soul! for they have rewarded evil unto themselves.” Word: סְדֹם (Çᵉdôm) | |
| Jeremiah 49:18 | “As in the overthrow of Sodom and Gomorrah and the neighbour cities thereof, saith the Lord, no man shall abide there, neither shall a son of man dwell in it.” Word: סְדֹם (Çᵉdôm) | |
| Lamentations 4:6 | “For the punishment of the iniquity of the daughter of my people is greater than the punishment of the sin of Sodom, that was overthrown as in a moment, and no hands stayed on her.” Word: סְדֹם (Çᵉdôm) |
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