Genesis 13:10:12Gen.13.10.W12TAB
אֶת־סְדֹם֙
etsedom
“Sodom”
- Transliteration
- et-se-DOM
- Extended
- eht-seh-DOHM
- IPA
- /ʔɛθ.sə.ˈdoːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- Sodom
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Samekh | s as in sit | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Dalet | d as in door | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
et-se-DOM
- clause
li-fe-NEI sha-KHET Ye-ho-VAH et-se-DOM ve-et-a-mo-RAH ke-gan-ye-ho-VAH ke-E-rets mits-RA-yim bo-a-KHA tso-AR
- sentence
va-yis-sa-LOT et-ei-NAV va-YAR et-kol-ki-KAR ha-yar-DEN KI khu-LAH ma-she-KEH li-fe-NEI sha-KHET Ye-ho-VAH et-se-DOM ve-et-a-mo-RAH ke-gan-ye-ho-VAH ke-E-rets mits-RA-yim bo-a-KHA tso-AR
Exegesis
The particle et {אֶת־ | ʾeṯ} systematically marks the direct objects of these verbs, leading to kol kikkar hayarden {כָּל־כִּכַּר הַיַּרְדֵּן | kol kik-kār ha-yar-dēn} ‘all the plain of the Jordan’, where kol in construct with kikkar emphasizes the region’s comprehensive scope.
Root and etymology
s-d-msamekh–dalet–mem
“to burn, scorch”
In context — Genesis 13:10
Lot lifted his eyes and saw all the plain of the Jordan; it was lush throughout before the LORD destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah, like the garden of the LORD, like the land of Egypt as you come to Zoar.
About this coordinate
Genesis 13:10:12 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 12 of Genesis 13:10, so the Hebrew word אֶת־סְדֹם֙ (etsedom) can be cited, linked and studied at exactly this position rather than somewhere in the verse. In the Biblical Knowledge Coordinate System the same position is written Gen.13.10.W12, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.13.10.W12.S1) and character.