Genesis 14:12:9Gen.14.12.W9TAB
בִּסְדֹֽם׃
bisdom
“in Sodom”
- Transliteration
- bis-DOM
- Extended
- bihs-DOHM
- IPA
- /bis.ˈðoːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- in Sodom
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Samekh | s as in sit | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the 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
bis-DOM
- clause
ve-HU yo-SHEV bis-DOM
- sentence
va-yik-KHU et-LOT ve-et-re-khu-SHO ben-a-KHI av-RAM va-ye-LE-khu ve-HU yo-SHEV bis-DOM
Exegesis
The clause vehu yoshev bisdom {וְהוּא יֹשֵׁב בִּסְדֹם | wə·hûʾ yô·šēḇ bis·ḏōm} is a circumstantial construction: the independent pronoun vehu ‘and he’ plus the participle yoshev ‘dwelling’ describes Lot’s ongoing situation “while / since he was dwelling in Sodom.” This participial clause explains the circumstances leading to his capture rather than introducing a new event. In translation, the sequential wayyiqtol verbs are rendered with simple past forms (“took,” “went away”), while the circumstantial nuance of the participle is reflected with causal connectors (“for,” “since”) to make explicit the explanatory relationship implied by the Hebrew syntax.
Root and etymology
s-d-m
“to scorch, burn”
In context — Genesis 14:12
And they took Lot and his possessions , the son of Abram’s brother, and they went away, for he was dwelling in Sodom .
About this coordinate
Genesis 14:12:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of Genesis 14:12, so the Hebrew word בִּסְדֹֽם׃ (bisdom) 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.14.12.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.14.12.W9.S1) and character.