Genesis 14:3:4Gen.14.3.W4TAB
הַשִּׂדִּ֑ים
hasidim
“Siddim”
- Transliteration
- ha-si-DIM
- Extended
- hah-sih-DEEM
- IPA
- /has.siˈdiːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- Siddim
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Dalet | d as in door | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ha-si-DIM
- clause
kol-EL-leh kha-ve-RU el-E-mek ha-si-DIM
- sentence
kol-EL-leh kha-ve-RU el-E-mek ha-si-DIM HU YAM ha-ME-lakh
Exegesis
The prepositional phrase el emek ha-sidim {אֶל־עֵמֶק הַשִּׂדִּים | ʾel ʿē-meq ha-śid-dîm} specifies the goal of this joining, with emek {עֵמֶק | ʿē-meq} ‘valley’ as the head noun and ha-sidim {הַשִּׂדִּים | ha-śid-dîm} as the place-name in apposition, together forming a definite location.
Root and etymology
y-m-m
“sea, large expanse of water”
In context — Genesis 14:3
All these joined together in the Valley of Siddim—it is the Salt Sea .
About this coordinate
Genesis 14:3:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Genesis 14:3, so the Hebrew word הַשִּׂדִּ֑ים (hasidim) 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.14.3.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.14.3.W4.S1) and character.