Lexical Definition

‎סְדֹם‎ Çᵉdôm (sed-ome') Sodom ^N:N--L
from an unused root meaning to scorch; burnt (i.e. volcanic or bituminous) district

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

See Greek: Σόδομα

Extended Information

• Sodom = "burning"
• Also named: Sodoma (Σόδομα "Sodom" Σόδομα)

Brown-Driver-Briggs

‎סְדֹּם‎₈₉ proper name, of a location Sodom, important Canaanitish city named (usually) with Gomorrha ( ‎עֲמֹרָה‎, q. v.); — ᵐ5 Ζόδομα (inflected Ζοδόμώ, Ζοδομοις ): — ‎׳‎‎ס‎ (on formation compare Lag^{BN 54}), Gen 13:10; Gen 13:12; Gen 13:13 + 7 t. Gen 18, 19, + ‎מְדֹ֫מָה‎ (‎ה‎ locative) Gen 10:19; Gen 18:22; Gen 19:1 (all J), + 8 t. Gen 14 from 8th cent. onwards, used as illustrating ‎׳‎‎י‎'s judgments, Amos 4:11; Isa 1:9; Isa 13:19; Deut 29:22*; Jer 49:18; Jer 50:40; Zeph 2:9; Lam 4:6 as proverbial for open sin Isa 3:9; Jer 23:14 so metaphor ‎׳‎‎קְצִינֵי ס‎ Isa 1:10 (i.e. rulers as corrupt as in Sodom), ‎׳‎‎גֶּפֶּן ס‎ Deut 32:32 (i.e. wickedness like Sodom's); Judah compare with ‎׳‎‎ס‎ to her disadvantage Ezek 16:46; Ezek 16:48; Ezek 16:49; Ezek 16:53; Ezek 16:55; Ezek 16:56. Site probably at south end of Dead Sea, where are now Jebel Usdum (southwest), and Zoar (southeast) compare Di^{Gen 19:20ff.} Rob^{BR ii. 187 ff.} GASm^{Geogr. 505 ff.} Blankenhorn^{ZPV xix (1896), 53 ff} Bd^{Pal. 3, 146} Buhl^{Geogr. 117, 271, 274}. See also ‎שִׂדִּים‎.

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Sodom • Wicked city destroyed by God for its sins

Sodom, a notoriously wicked city destroyed by God along with Gomorrah for their grave sins (Gen. 19:24-25).

• A location first mentioned at Gen.10.19;
• referred to as Sodom סְדֹם, or - (KJV= Sodom) or Sodom Σόδομα.
  

Sodom was an ancient city located in the plain of Jordan, known for its great wickedness (Gen. 13:13). It was one of the five "cities of the plain" (Gen. 14:2) and was closely associated with Gomorrah. God determined to destroy Sodom and Gomorrah due to their grave sins (Gen. 18:20), but Abraham pleaded with God to spare the city if even ten righteous people could be found (Gen. 18:22-33). However, not even ten were found, and God rained down burning sulfur on Sodom and Gomorrah, completely destroying them (Gen. 19:24-25). Lot and his daughters were the only survivors, as they were warned by angels to flee (Gen. 19:15-16). Sodom became a byword for wickedness and divine judgment (Deut. 29:23; Isa. 1:9-10; Jer. 23:14; Ezek. 16:46-56; Matt. 10:15; 11:23-24; Luke 17:29; Rom. 9:29; 2 Pet. 2:6; Jude 1:7; Rev. 11:8).

All entries for Sodom: סְדֹם ☩ Σόδομα