סְדֹם

hebrewOld TestamentName of a place39 occurrences8 books38 verses
This is the name of the place Sodom: Wicked city destroyed by God for its sins.

Definition

from an unused root meaning to scorch; burnt (i.e. volcanic or bituminous) district; Sedom, a place near the Dead Sea
Traditional renderings: Sodom.

In the Greek Old Testament

How the ancient Greek translation of the Old Testament renders סְדֹם:

Usage patterns

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Occurrences

39 total
  1. Genesis 10:19סְדֹ֧מָה · toward Sodom
    …and the borders of Canaan extended from Sidon toward Gerar as far as Gaza, and then toward Sodom, Gomorrah, Admah, and Zeboiim, as far as Lasha.
  2. Genesis 13:10סְדֹם֙ · Sodom
    And Lot looked out and saw that the whole plain of the Jordan, all the way to Zoar, was well watered like the garden of the LORD, like the land of Egypt. (This was before the LORD destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah.)
  3. Genesis 13:12סְדֹֽם׃ · Sodom
    Abram lived in the land of Canaan, but Lot settled in the cities of the plain and pitched his tent toward Sodom.
  4. Genesis 13:13סְדֹ֔ם · of Sodom
    But the men of Sodom were wicked, sinning greatly against the LORD.
  5. Genesis 14:2סְדֹ֔ם · of Sodom
    …went to war against Bera king of Sodom, Birsha king of Gomorrah, Shinab king of Admah, Shemeber king of Zeboiim, and the king of Bela (that is, Zoar).
  6. Genesis 14:8סְדֹ֜ם · of Sodom
    Then the king of Sodom, the king of Gomorrah, the king of Admah, the king of Zeboiim, and the king of Bela (that is, Zoar) marched out and arrayed themselves for battle in the Valley of Siddim
  7. Genesis 14:10סְדֹ֥ם · of Sodom
    Now the Valley of Siddim was full of tar pits, and as the kings of Sodom and Gomorrah fled, some men fell into the pits, but the survivors fled to the hill country.
  8. Genesis 14:11סְדֹ֧ם · of Sodom
    The four kings seized all the goods of Sodom and Gomorrah and all their food, and they went on their way.
  9. Genesis 14:12בִּסְדֹֽם׃ · in Sodom
    They also carried off Abram’s nephew Lot and his possessions, since Lot was living in Sodom.
  10. Genesis 14:17סְדֹם֮ · of Sodom
    After Abram returned from defeating Chedorlaomer and the kings allied with him, the king of Sodom went out to meet him in the Valley of Shaveh (that is, the King’s Valley).
  11. Genesis 14:21סְדֹ֖ם · of Sodom
    The king of Sodom said to Abram, “Give me the people, but take the goods for yourself.”
  12. Genesis 14:22סְדֹ֑ם · of Sodom
    But Abram replied to the king of Sodom, “I have raised my hand to the LORD God Most High, Creator of heaven and earth,
  13. Genesis 18:16סְדֹ֑ם · Sodom
    When the men got up to leave, they looked out over Sodom, and Abraham walked along with them to see them off.
  14. Genesis 18:20סְדֹ֥ם · against Sodom
    Then the LORD said, “The outcry against Sodom and Gomorrah is great. Because their sin is so grievous,
  15. Genesis 18:22סְדֹ֑מָה · toward Sodom
    And the two men turned away and went toward Sodom, but Abraham remained standing before the LORD.
  16. Genesis 18:26בִסְדֹ֛ם · of Sodom
    So the LORD replied, “If I find fifty righteous ones within the city of Sodom, on their account I will spare the whole place.”
  17. Genesis 19:1סְדֹ֙מָה֙ · at Sodom; סְדֹ֑ם · of [the city]
    Now the two angels arrived at Sodom in the evening, and Lot was sitting in the gateway of the city. When Lot saw them, he got up to meet them, bowed facedown,
  18. Genesis 19:4סְדֹם֙ · of Sodom
    Before they had gone to bed, all the men of the city of Sodom, both young and old, surrounded the house.
  19. Genesis 19:24סְדֹ֛ם · Sodom
    Then the LORD rained down sulfur and fire on Sodom and Gomorrah—from the LORD out of the heavens.
  20. Genesis 19:28סְדֹם֙ · Sodom
    He looked down toward Sodom and Gomorrah and all the land of the plain, and he saw the smoke rising from the land like smoke from a furnace.
  21. Deuteronomy 29:23סְדֹ֤ם · of Sodom
    All its soil will be a burning waste of sulfur and salt, unsown and unproductive, with no plant growing on it, just like the destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah, Admah and Zeboiim, which the LORD overthrew in His fierce anger.
  22. Deuteronomy 32:32סְדֹם֙ · of Sodom
    But their vine is from the vine of Sodom and from the fields of Gomorrah. Their grapes are poisonous; their clusters are bitter.
  23. Isaiah 1:9כִּסְדֹ֣ם · like Sodom
    Unless the LORD of Hosts had left us a few survivors, we would have become like Sodom, we would have resembled Gomorrah.
  24. Isaiah 1:10סְדֹ֑ם · of Sodom
    Hear the word of the LORD, you rulers of Sodom; listen to the instruction of our God, you people of Gomorrah!
  25. Isaiah 3:9כִּסְדֹ֥ם · and like Sodom
    The expression on their faces testifies against them, and like Sodom they flaunt their sin; they do not conceal it. Woe to them, for they have brought disaster upon themselves.
  26. Isaiah 13:19סְדֹ֖ם · like Sodom
    And Babylon, the jewel of the kingdoms, the glory of the pride of the Chaldeans, will be overthrown by God like Sodom and Gomorrah.
  27. Jeremiah 23:14כִּסְדֹ֔ם · like Sodom
    And among the prophets of Jerusalem I have seen a horrible thing: They commit adultery and walk in lies. They strengthen the hands of evildoers, so that no one turns his back on wickedness. They are all like Sodom to Me; the people of Jerusalem are like Gomorrah.”
  28. Jeremiah 49:18סְדֹ֧ם · As Sodom
    As Sodom and Gomorrah were overthrown along with their neighbors,” says the LORD, “no one will dwell there; no man will abide there.
  29. Jeremiah 50:40סְדֹ֧ם · Sodom
    As God overthrew Sodom and Gomorrah along with their neighbors,” declares the LORD, “no one will dwell there; no man will abide there.
  30. Lamentations 4:6סְדֹ֑ם · of Sodom
    The punishment of the daughter of my people is greater than that of Sodom, which was overthrown in an instant without a hand turned to help her.
  31. Ezekiel 16:46סְדֹ֖ם · was Sodom
    Your older sister was Samaria, who lived with her daughters to your north; and your younger sister was Sodom, who lived with her daughters to your south.
  32. Ezekiel 16:48סְדֹ֣ם · Sodom
    As surely as I live, declares the Lord GOD, your sister Sodom and her daughters never did as you and your daughters have done.
  33. Ezekiel 16:49סְדֹ֣ם · Sodom
    Now this was the iniquity of your sister Sodom: She and her daughters were arrogant, overfed, and complacent; they did not help the poor and needy.
  34. Ezekiel 16:53סְדֹם֙ · Sodom
    But I will restore Sodom and her daughters from captivity, as well as Samaria and her daughters. And I will restore you along with them.
  35. Ezekiel 16:55סְדֹ֤ם · Sodom
    And your sisters, Sodom with her daughters and Samaria with her daughters, will return to their former state. You and your daughters will also return to your former state.
  36. Ezekiel 16:56סְדֹ֣ם · Sodom
    Did you not treat your sister Sodom as an object of scorn in the day of your pride,
  37. Amos 4:11סְדֹ֣ם · Sodom
    “Some of you I overthrew as I overthrew Sodom and Gomorrah, and you were like a firebrand snatched from a blaze, yet you did not return to Me,” declares the LORD.
  38. Zephaniah 2:9כִּסְדֹ֤ם · like Sodom
    Therefore, as surely as I live,” declares the LORD of Hosts, the God of Israel, “surely Moab will be like Sodom and the Ammonites like Gomorrah—a place of weeds and salt pits, a perpetual wasteland. The remnant of My people will plunder them; the remainder of My nation will dispossess them.”