Genesis 18:20:4Gen.18.20.W4TAB

סְדֹ֥ם

sedom

Sodom

Transliteration
se-DOM
Extended
seh-DOHM
IPA
/səˈðoːm/

Meaning by language

English
Sodom

Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it

Result
סְ + דֹ֥ם
se + dom
sedom

Alphabet Analysis

Samekhs as in sit
Shevavocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable
Daletd as in door
Holemlong 'oh' as in go
Mem Sofitfinal form of Mem — at word end

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The word

Word in context

  1. word

    se-DOM

  2. phraseyour reading level

    se-DOM va-a-mo-RA

  3. clause

    va-YO-mer Ye-ho-VAH za-a-KAT se-DOM va-a-mo-RA ki-ra-BA

  4. sentence

    va-YO-mer Ye-ho-VAH za-a-KAT se-DOM va-a-mo-RA ki-ra-BA ve-kha-ta-TAM KI khav-DA me-OD

In contextGenesis 18:20

And the LORD said, “Because the outcry of Sodom and Gomorrah is great, and their guilt is exceedingly weighty.”

About this coordinate

Genesis 18:20:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Genesis 18:20, so the Hebrew word סְדֹ֥ם (sedom) 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.18.20.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.18.20.W4.S1) and character.