Genesis 13:12:9Gen.13.12.W9TAB
עַד־סְדֹֽם׃
adsedom
“as far as Sodom”
- Transliteration
- ad-se-DOM
- Extended
- ahd-seh-DOHM
- IPA
- /ʕad.sə.ˈðoːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- as far as Sodom
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Dalet | d as in door | |
| 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
ad-se-DOM
- clause
ve-LOT ya-SHAV be-a-RE ha-ki-KAR va-ye-e-HAL ad-se-DOM
- sentence
av-RAM ya-SHAV be-e-rets-ke-NA-an ve-LOT ya-SHAV be-a-RE ha-ki-KAR va-ye-e-HAL ad-se-DOM
Exegesis
Finally, the directional phrase ad-sedom {עַד־סְדֹם | ʿad-sə-ḏōm} frames the extent of Lot’s site selection toward Sodom. English retains the Hebrew sequence to preserve parallelism and narrative flow.
Root and etymology
s-d-msamekh–dalet–mem
“to burn, scorch”
In context — Genesis 13:12
Abram lived in the land of Canaan, but Lot lived in the cities of the plain , and he pitched his tent toward Sodom .
About this coordinate
Genesis 13:12:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of Genesis 13:12, so the Hebrew word עַד־סְדֹֽם׃ (adsedom) 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.13.12.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.13.12.W9.S1) and character.