סְדֹם

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H5467

Transliteration: Çᵉdôm

Pronunciation: sed-ome'

Definition: Sodom

Original: סדם

Transliteration: sedôm

Phonetic: sed-ome'

BDB Definition:

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

Origin: from an unused root meaning to scorch

TWOT entry: 1465