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'''Etymology''' | '''Etymology''' | ||
'''S<small>ODOM</small>''' is the name of an ancient city mentioned in the [[ISAIAH|I<small>SAIAH</small>]] section of the Book of Mormon but not mentioned as a separate [[Personal Name|PN]] or [[Geographical Name|GN]] in the Book of Mormon. | '''S<small>ODOM</small>''' סדום is the name of an ancient city mentioned in the [[ISAIAH|I<small>SAIAH</small>]] section of the Book of Mormon but not mentioned as a separate [[Personal Name|PN]] or [[Geographical Name|GN]] in the Book of Mormon. | ||
Hebrew ''sĕdôm'' perhaps meaning “field; burning; enclosure,” is one of a pentapolis of cities (Gomorrah, Admah, Zeboiim, Bela/Zoar) located in the Vale of Siddim (''Śiddîm'') “Vale of bitumen/tar-pits; Vale of demons” (Genesis 14:10), alongside the Dead Sea.<ref>M. Mulder, “Sodom,” in D. Freedman, ed., ''ABD'', VI:99-100.</ref> Siddim is better interpreted as “Furrows” (1QapGen Aramaic ''sdyʼ'', Syriac ''sadā'', ''sedā'', Ugaritic ''šd'', Akkadian ''šiddu'', ''šadādu'').<ref>M. C. Astour, “Siddim, Valley of,” in D. Freedman, ed., ''ABD'', VI:15-16.</ref> | Hebrew סדום ''sĕdôm'' perhaps meaning “field; burning; enclosure,” is one of a pentapolis of cities (Gomorrah, Admah, Zeboiim, Bela/Zoar) located in the Vale of Siddim (שדים ''Śiddîm'') “Vale of bitumen/tar-pits; Vale of demons” (Genesis 14:10), alongside the Dead Sea.<ref>M. Mulder, “Sodom,” in D. Freedman, ed., ''ABD'', VI:99-100.</ref> Siddim is better interpreted as “Furrows” (1QapGen Aramaic ''sdyʼ'', Syriac ''sadā'', ''sedā'', Ugaritic ''šd'', Akkadian ''šiddu'', ''šadādu'').<ref>M. C. Astour, “Siddim, Valley of,” in D. Freedman, ed., ''ABD'', VI:15-16.</ref> | ||
See [[GOMORRAH]], [[SIDOM]]. | See [[GOMORRAH]], [[SIDOM]]. | ||
Latest revision as of 17:12, 22 November 2023
| Biblical GN | 1. | An ancient Near Eastern city (2 Nephi 13:9; = Isaiah 3:9; 2 Nephi 23:19 = Isaiah 13:19) |
Etymology
SODOM סדום is the name of an ancient city mentioned in the ISAIAH section of the Book of Mormon but not mentioned as a separate PN or GN in the Book of Mormon.
Hebrew סדום sĕdôm perhaps meaning “field; burning; enclosure,” is one of a pentapolis of cities (Gomorrah, Admah, Zeboiim, Bela/Zoar) located in the Vale of Siddim (שדים Śiddîm) “Vale of bitumen/tar-pits; Vale of demons” (Genesis 14:10), alongside the Dead Sea.[1] Siddim is better interpreted as “Furrows” (1QapGen Aramaic sdyʼ, Syriac sadā, sedā, Ugaritic šd, Akkadian šiddu, šadādu).[2]
Deseret Alphabet: 𐐝𐐉𐐔𐐊𐐣 (sɒdʌm)
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