Quick Definition
Sodom
Biblical Persons & Places
Sodom
Sodom
A location first mentioned at Gen.10.19;
referred to as Sodom (סְדֹם) (KJV= Sodom) or Sodom (Σόδομα).
Strong's Definition
Sedom, a place near the Dead Sea
Derivation: from an unused root meaning to scorch; burnt (i.e. volcanic or bituminous) district;
KJV Usage: Sodom.
TWOT Reference: 1465
Outline of Biblical Usage
Sodom = "burning"
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
Septuagint (LXX) Greek Equivalents
This Hebrew word is translated by the following Greek words in the Septuagint:
STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Hebrew Lexicon
Sodom = "burning"
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
Also named: Sodoma (Σόδομα "Sodom" G4670)
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon
סְדֹם
sedôm
BDB Definition:
Sodom = burning
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
Part of Speech: noun proper locative
A Related Word by BDB/Strongs Number: from an unused root meaning to scorch
Same Word by TWOT Number: 1465
Total KJV Occurrences: 39