Job 37:17 — Word Study
WLCאֲשֶׁר־ בְּגָדֶ֥יךָ חַמִּ֑ים בְּהַשְׁקִ֥ט אֶ֝֗רֶץ מִדָּרֽוֹם׃
BSAYou whoseʼăsher [whose garments are warm, how thy garments are warm] clothesbeged [become warm] get hotchâm [drip with sweat] when the landʼerets [earth, the ground] lies hushedshâqaṭ [is still, quiet] under the south winddârôwm [direction south]
| Greek | English | Parsing |
|---|---|---|
| אֲשֶׁר־ | [you] whom | Particle |
| בְּגָדֶ֥יךָ | clothes your | Noun common masculine plural construct, suffix |
| חַמִּ֑ים | [are] hot | Adj |
| בְּהַשְׁקִ֥ט | when is still | Preposition, verb hiphil infinitive construct common |
| אֶ֝֗רֶץ | [the] earth | Noun common, feminine singular absolute |
| מִדָּרֽוֹם׃ | from [the] south | Preposition, noun common masculine singular absolute |
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| BSB | You whose clothes get hot when the land lies hushed under the south wind, |
| KJV | How thy garments are warm, when he quieteth the earth by the south wind? |
| ASV | How thy garments are warm, When the earth is still by reason of the south wind? |
| YLT | How thy garments [are] warm, In the quieting of the earth from the south? |
| WEB | You whose clothing is warm when the earth is still by reason of the south wind? |
| BBE | You, whose clothing is warm, when the earth is quiet because of the south wind, |
The translations agree on the meaning of חַמִּ֑ים — see How Translations Differ.
The sentence is structured around a main clause with two subordinate phrases providing context about the conditions affecting the subject.
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Deep Study — Job 37:17
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Context — God's Power in Naturegenerated
Job 37:17 is part of a poetic reflection on the natural world and God's control over it. Job speaks to someone who feels the heat of the south wind, illustrating how nature's elements can affect human beings. This verse follows a question about understanding the wonders of creation, emphasizing the relationship between humans and the environment, and God's omnipotence as seen in the natural order.
Cross References
| Reference | Text (BSB) | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Job 6:17 | but ceasing in the dry season and vanishing from their channels in the heat. |
| 2 | Job 38:31 | Can you bind the chains of the Pleiades or loosen the belt of Orion? |
| 3 | Psalm 147:18 | He sends forth His word and melts them; He unleashes His winds, and the waters flow. |
| 4 | Luke 12:55 | And when the south wind blows, you say, ‘It will be hot,’ and it is. |
The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge — 4 references, hung on the phrase they belong to
The Key Word — חַמִּ֑ים, cha.Mimgenerated
The adjective חַמִּ֑ים (*chamim*) means 'hot' and is derived from the root חָם (H2552). It describes a high temperature, often used to refer to warmth experienced in the environment or in objects. In this context, it conveys the sensation of heat felt by the individual when the south wind blows.
This word is used sparingly in the Hebrew Bible, appearing only twice, indicating its specific application to describe warmth. The emphasis on heat here serves to illustrate the physical sensations that accompany the stillness of the land, connecting the natural elements to human experience.
How Translations Differ — measured against the Berean Standard Biblegenerated
The translations generally agree on the meaning of חַמִּ֑ים as 'hot.' The BSB, KJV, ASV, YLT, WEB, and BBE all use 'hot' or a variation of it, maintaining the sense of warmth conveyed in the original Hebrew.
Sentence Structuregenerated
The main clause is governed by the subject אֲשֶׁר־ (*'asher*), connecting the description of the person to the state of their clothes. The structure emphasizes the relationship between the heat experienced and the environmental conditions, with a prepositional phrase indicating the source of the heat.
The finite verb חַמִּ֑ים (*chamim*) describes the state of the clothes, while the prepositional phrase מִדָּרֽוֹם (*mi-da-rom*) indicates the direction of the wind, adding context to the sensation of heat.
Septuagint Backgroundgenerated
The Septuagint translates the Hebrew word חַמִּ֑ים as θερμή (*thermē*), which also means 'heat.' This choice aligns closely with the original Hebrew meaning, emphasizing the warmth felt due to the environmental conditions.
The translation reflects a direct correspondence to the Hebrew, maintaining the focus on the physical sensation of heat experienced in the context of the south wind.
In plain words — the whole versegenerated
Job 37:17 speaks to someone whose clothes become hot when the land is still under the south wind. It illustrates how the heat from the wind affects a person's experience, connecting human sensations to the natural world.
Frequently Asked Questionsgenerated
It indicates that the south wind brings warmth, affecting the temperature of the environment and the sensations experienced by people.
The stillness suggests a calmness in nature, which contrasts with the heat brought by the south wind, illustrating the dynamic relationship between weather and human experience.
It highlights God's control over nature and how natural phenomena can impact human life, emphasizing the interconnectedness of creation.
We can recognize the influence of the environment on our daily lives and the beauty of God's design in nature.
Reflection Questionsgenerated
- How do I experience the effects of nature in my daily life?
- In what ways do I see God's hand in the natural world around me?
- What feelings arise in me when I reflect on the relationship between humans and the environment?
- How can I be more aware of the beauty and intricacies of creation in my surroundings?
The early church on this verse — how the Fathers read it
Early Church Fathers reference this verse to discuss the nature of suffering and divine wisdom, illustrating its theological implications.
Here he may mean, You are now in the midst of afflictions, but later you will have rest—and there is also the proof given by divine wisdom, which has foreseen death as a solution and end to human tribulations.Early Church Fathers on Job 37 →
Are not thy garments warm, when the earth hath been blown upon by the south wind? We have often said already that blessed Job stands for a type of Holy Church.Early Church Fathers on Job 37 →
Commentators on this verse — 8 expositors, verse by verse
Each of these wrote on Job 37:17 itself, not merely on the chapter around it.
John Gill1697–1771Gill's Exposition of the Entire BibleHow thy garments [are] warm, when he quieteth the earth by the south [wind]?] One should think there is no great difficulty in accounting for this, that a man's clothes should be warm, and he so hot
Read John Gill on Job 37 →Robert Jamieson1802–1880Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown's CommentaryHow thy garments are warm, when he quieteth the earth by the south wind? Thy garments - i:e., how thy body grows warm, so as to affect thy garments with heat? South wind - literally, region of the south [ daarowm (H1864)].
Read Robert Jamieson on Job 37 →Matthew Poole1624–1679Matthew Poole's Commentary on the Holy BibleHow and why thy garments keep thee warm; of which as there are some natural causes, so it is certain that they are not sufficient to do it without God’ s blessing, as experience shows, . The earth, i.e. the air about the earth. By the south wind; which though sometimes it brings tempests, , yet commonly it ushereth in hot weather, , as the north wind brings cold, . Or, from the south wind, i.e. from the tempest, which was noted to come out of the south, . Heb. from or by the south, i.e. by the sun’ s coming into the southern parts, which makes the air quiet and warm.
Read Matthew Poole on Job 37 →John Trapp1601–1669Trapp's Complete Commentary on the Old and New TestamentsJob 37:17 How thy garments [are] warm, when he quieteth the earth by the south [wind]?Ver. 17. How thy garments are warm, when he, &c.] Canst thou give a reason of the extreme heat that is about the summer solstice, when the warm south winds blow so gently, that they are scarce felt at all, and thy clothes heated by thy body are a burden to thee, so that thou art ready to cast them off, and, but for common honesty, thou couldst go naked? Brentius thinks, that although one of the winds only is here instanced, yet the disposing of them all is intended; wherein much of God may be seen; for it is he alone who holdeth them in his fist, hideth them in his treasures, sendeth them out as his posts…
Read John Trapp on Job 37 →Charles John Ellicott1819–1905Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers(17) When he quieteth the earth.—Or, When the earth is still.
Read Charles John Ellicott on Job 37 →AdamClarkeAdam Clarke's Commentary on the BibleVerse 17. How thy garments are warm] What are warmth and cold? How difficult this question! Is heat incontestably a substance, and is cold none? I am afraid we are in the dark on both these subjects. The existence of caloric, as a substance, is supposed to be demonstrated. Much, satisfactorily, has been said on this subject; but is it yet beyond doubt? I fear not. But supposing this question to be set at rest, is it demonstrated that cold is only a quality, the mere absence of heat? If it be demonstrated that there is such a substance as caloric, is it equally certain that there is no such substance as frigoric? But how do our garments keep us warm? By preventing the too great dissipation…
Read AdamClarke on Job 37 →CambridgeThe Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges17. how thy garments are warm] Rather perhaps, thou Whose garments are warm, when the earth is still because of the south wind. Job 37:15 referred to the storm cloud; Job 37:16-17 refer rather to the sultry summer cloud. The words express how feeble man has no part in causing these wonders, but only passively feels the effect of them. “This sensation of dry, hot clothes is only experienced during the siroccos” (Thomson, Land and the Book). In reference to the stillness of the earth under such a wind, this writer says, “There is no living thing abroad to make a noise. The birds hide in thickest shades, the fowls pant under the walls with open mouth and drooping wings, the flocks and herds…
Read Cambridge on Job 37 →Albert Barnes1798–1870Barnes' Notes on the BibleHow thy garments are warm - What is the reason that the garments which we wear produce warmth? This, it would seem, was one of the philosophical questions which were asked at that time, and which it was difficult to explain.
Read Albert Barnes on Job 37 →The verse in English, compared — 17 translations, and where they part company
Every translation on this page is a decision someone had to make and commit to. Read down a column and you see one translator's judgement; read across a row and you see the range the Greek actually allows. The BSB is the wording the rest of this page is measured against, so it is listed first.
Modern formal
You whose clothes get hot when the land lies hushed under the south wind,
You whose clothing is warm when the earth is still by reason of the south wind?
You whose clothes get hot when the land lies hushed under the south wind,
You, whose garments are hot when the earth is still because of the south wind,
Tyndale line
How thy garments are warm, when he quieteth the earth by the south wind?
How thy garments are warm, When the earth is still by reason of the south wind?
How thy garments are warm, when the earth is still by reason of the south wind?
How thy garments are warm, when he quieteth the earth by the south wind ?
Or howe thy clothes are warme, when he maketh the earth quiet through the South winde?
Strictly literal
How thy garments become warm when he quieteth the earth by the south wind?
How thy garments [are] warm, In the quieting of the earth from the south?
How your garments [are] warm, || In the quieting of the earth from the south?
[Thou] who clothest thyself with warm garments, when He giveth the earth rest from the south wind?
Do you understand how your garments become hot when the land is still because the wind comes from the south?
From the Latin
Are not thy garments hot, when the south wind blows upon the earth?
Simplified
You know how your clothes drip with sweat when the south wind brings air that is hot and heavy.
You, whose clothing is warm, when the earth is quiet because of the south wind,
Counted from the translations carried on this site, not from a survey of every English Bible. A rendering shared by many versions is usually inherited rather than independently arrived at — the Tyndale line in particular runs through most of them.
The sentence as the grammar sees it — from the MACULA Hebrew treebank
This is not our own analysis: it is the scholarly syntax tree for the verse, showing how the clause actually holds together.
Boxes are the grammarian's groupings — clause, noun phrase, prepositional phrase.
The four witnesses to this verse — Masoretic, Septuagint, Samaritan, Qumran
The Masoretic Text and the Septuagint show agreement in the core elements of this verse, with four of the six words matched. The Septuagint's rendering, while maintaining similar meanings, reflects its own syntactical structure.
אֲשֶׁר־ בְּגָדֶ֥יךָ חַמִּ֑ים בְּהַשְׁקִ֥ט אֶ֝֗רֶץ מִדָּרֽוֹם׃
4 of the 6 words are matched. This is the word-by-word correspondence, not the Septuagint's own sentence — its word order and its articles are its own.
Four traditions, not one. “On the leather” means the letters physically survive on the scroll, as against letters an editor has supplied to fill a hole in it — a restoration is a scholar’s reading, not a reading of the manuscript. Words in [square brackets] are supplied; the notes count them apart from what survives.
The map of this verse — what each word keeps company with
This is a map of two things, both counted rather than judged. Company kept: which words stand within three words of each of these, anywhere in the Hebrew Bible — the thicker the line, the more often the pair meet compared with chance. Built from: the words a word is made out of, taken from its own Strong’s entry. It is not a map of meaning: nothing here claims two words mean the same thing. Click any circle to see the numbers behind it.
Lexicons — every word in Job 37:17
One dossier per word, with every reference work grouped by kind — Hebrew lexicons, morphology, Bible dictionaries, topical chains and the English of the translators themselves. The verse sits at the head of each block with the word under study lit, so you never lose your place. The panel above gives the short answer; this is the long one, and it is the part of the page worth indexing.
Every entry below is the lexicographer's own text. On the Hebrew: Brown-Driver-Briggs entire and its gloss set, Strong's Hebrew Dictionary, and Tyndale House's Translators Brief lexicon. Where a cell says a work has no entry, that work genuinely has none for this word.
The Hebrew word אֲשֶׁר (*asher*) is a relative pronoun that can mean 'who,' 'which,' or 'that.' It serves various grammatical functions, including as an adverb or conjunction, indicating relationships between clauses, places, or conditions. Variants like בַאֲשֶׁר (*ba-asher*), מֵאֲשֶׁר (*me-asher*), and כַּאֲשֶׁר (*ka-asher*) expand its usage to specific contexts such as location, causation, and time.
אֲשֶׁר part. of relation A sign of relation, bringing the clause introduced by it into relation with an antecedent clause.
base
בַאֲשֶׁר
in (that) which
adv. in (the place) where
conj. in that, inasmuch as
on account of whom?
base
מֵאֲשֶׁר
from (or than) that which
adv. from (the place) where
conj. from (the fact) that …, since
base
כַּאֲשֶׁר conj. according as, as, when
according to that which, according as, as
with a causal force, in so far as, since
with a temporal force, when
base
H834a אֲשֶׁר part. of relation A sign of relation, bringing the clause introduced by it into relation with an antecedent clause. H834b בַאֲשֶׁר . in (that) which
. adv. in (the place) where
. conj. in that, inasmuch as
. on account of whom?
H834c מֵאֲשֶׁר . from (or than) that which
. adv. from (the place) where
. conj. from (the fact) that …, since
H834d כַּאֲשֶׁר conj. according as, as, when . according to that which, according as, as
. with a causal force, in so far as, since
. with a temporal force, when
834 'aher ash-er'
a primitive relative pronoun (of every gender and number);
who, which, what, that; also (as an adverb and a conjunction)
when, where, how, because, in order that, etc.:--X after, X
alike, as (soon as), because, X every, for, + forasmuch, +
from whence, + how(-soever), X if, (so) that ((thing) which,
wherein), X though, + until, + whatsoever, when, where
(+ -as, -in, -of, -on, -soever, -with), which, whilst, +
whither(- soever), who(-m, -soever, -se). As it is
indeclinable, it is often accompanied by the personal pronoun
expletively, used to show the connection.
אֲשֶׁר (a.sher) — which.
A: 1) (relative part.)
1a) which, who
1b) that which
2) (conj)
2a) that (in obj clause)
2b) when
2c) since
2d) as
2e) conditional if
B: Beth+ 1) in (that) which
2) (adv)
2a) where
3) (conj)
3a) in that, inasmuch as
3b) on account of
C: Mem+ 1) from (or than) that which
2) from (the place) where
3) from (the fact) that, since
D: Kaph+
1) (conj.), according as, as, when
1a) according to that which, according as, as
1b) with a causal force: in so far as, since
1c) with a temporal force: when
בַאֲשֶׁר (ba.a.sher) — in which.
1) in (that) which
2) (adv)
2a) where
3) (conj)
3a) in that, inasmuch as
3b) on account of
מֵאֲשֶׁר (me.a.sher) — whence.
1) from (or than) that which
2) from (the place) where
3) from (the fact) that, since
כַּאֲשֶׁר (ka.a.sher) — as which.
conj
1) according as, as, when
1a) according to that which, according as, as
Rel — ParticleHTr
בֶּ֫גֶד (beged) has meanings related to both clothing and treachery. It can refer to a garment or covering, as well as deceit or betrayal. The word is built from a root that suggests a duality in its usage, appearing in contexts that range from apparel to treacherous actions, notably in Isaiah 24:16 and Jeremiah 12:1.
H899a בֶּ֫גֶד treachery H899b בֶּ֫גֶד garment, covering
899 beged behg'-ed
from 898; a covering, i.e. clothing; also treachery or
pillage:--apparel, cloth(-es, ing), garment, lap, rag,
raiment, robe, X very (treacherously), vesture, wardrobe.
see HEBREW for 0898
בֶּ֫גֶד (be.ged) — treachery.
treachery, deceit
בֶּ֫גֶד (be.ged) — garment.
(CLBL) garment, clothing (used indiscriminately)
N-mp | Suff — Noun common masculine plural construct · suffixHNcmpc/Sp2ms
חָם (cham) means 'hot' or 'warm.' It is derived from the root word חָם (H2552) and is used to describe temperature.
H2525 חָם
2525 cham khawm
from 2552; hot:--hot, warm.
see HEBREW for 02552
חָם (cham) — hot.
hot, warm
Adj — AdjHAampa
שָׁקַט (shaqat) is a Hebrew verb meaning to be quiet or undisturbed. It encompasses a range of meanings including tranquility, inactivity, and rest, and can refer to both people and land. The Hiphil form indicates causing quietness or showing quietness. There are no significant disagreements among the lexicons regarding its meanings.
שָׁקַט vb. be quiet, undisturbed
Qal be quiet, undisturbed
of land, at peace
be quiet, inactive
Hiph.
shew quietness (inner causat.), of men
cause quietness
base
H8252 שָׁקַט be quiet, undisturbed .be quiet, undisturbed . of land, at peace
. be quiet, inactive
. . shew quietness (inner causat.), of men
. cause quietness
8252 shaqat shaw-kat'
a primitive root; to repose (usually figurative):--appease,
idleness, (at, be at, be in, give) quiet(-ness), (be at, be
in, give, have, take) rest, settle, be still.
שָׁקַט (sha.qat) — to quiet.
1) to be quiet, be tranquil, be at peace, be quiet, rest, lie still, be undisturbed
1a) (Qal)
1a1) to be quiet, be undisturbed
1a1a) to be at peace (of land)
1a2) to be quiet, be inactive
1b) (Hiphil)
1b1) to show quietness
1b1a) quietness, display of quietness (subst)
1b2) to quiet, be quiet
1b3) to cause quietness, pacify, allay
Prep | V-Hiphil-Inf-a — Preposition · verb hiphil infinitive construct commonHR/Vhcc
stil: "To be still" is "to keep silence" (Ps 4:4, etc.) and so "to be quiet" (Ps 107:29, etc.) or "inactive" in any way (Jud 18:9; 1Ki 22:3; Zec 1:11, etc.). So "be still" in Ps 46:10 means "desist from your war" (compare the Revised Version margin "let be"). The "still small voice" of 1Ki 19:12 (the Revised Version margin "sound of gentle stillness") is due to taking the Hebrew demamah in its literal force of "silent," but the word here means "whisper"--"a whispering, little voice." This familiar passage…
אֶ֫רֶץ (erets) is a feminine noun meaning 'earth' or 'land.' It encompasses various meanings, including the whole earth, specific territories like Canaan, and even inhabitants of the land. It can refer to soil, ground, or regions, and is used in phrases related to distance and the living. There is a note on the plural form אֲרָצוֹת, which mainly appears in later texts to denote multiple lands.
אֶ֫רֶץ n. f. & (seld.) m. earth, land
earth, whole earth (opp. to a part)
earth, opp. to heaven, sky
earth = inhabitants of earth
land =
country, territory
district, region
trial territory
piece of ground
specif. land of Canaan, or Israel
= inhabitants of land
used even of Shᵉʼôl
ground, surface of ground
soil, as productive
אֶרֶץ in phrases
people of the land
in measurements of distance
the country of the plain, level or plain country
land of the living
end(s) of the earth
pl. אֲרָצוֹת is almost wholly late; it denotes lands, countries, often in contrast to Canaan, lands of the nations, etc.
base
H776 אֶ֫רֶץ n. f. & (seld.) m. earth, land . . earth, whole earth (opp. to a part)
. earth, opp. to heaven, sky
. earth = inhabitants of earth
. land = . country, territory
. district, region
. trial territory
. piece of ground
. specif. land of Canaan, or Israel
. = inhabitants of land
. used even of Shᵉʼôl
. . ground, surface of ground
. soil, as productive
. אֶרֶץ in phrases . people of the land
. in measurements of distance
. the country of the plain, level or plain country
. land of the living
. end(s) of the earth
. pl. אֲרָצוֹת is almost wholly late; it denotes lands, countries, often in contrast to Canaan, lands of the nations, etc.
776 'erets eh'-rets
from an unused root probably meaning to be firm; the earth
(at large, or partitively a land):--X common, country, earth,
field, ground, land, X natins, way, + wilderness, world.
אֶ֫רֶץ (e.rets) — land: country/planet.
: country/field
1) land, earth
1a) earth
1a1) whole earth (as opposed to a part)
1a2) earth (as opposed to heaven)
1a3) earth (inhabitants)
1b) land
1b1) country, territory
1b2) district, region
1b3) tribal territory
1b4) piece of ground
1b5) land of Canaan, Israel
1b6) inhabitants of land
1b7) Sheol, land without return, (under) world
1b8) city (-state)
1c) ground, surface of the earth
1c1) ground
1c2) soil
1d) (in phrases)
1d1) people of the land
1d2) space or distance of country (in measurements of distance)
1d3) level or plain country
1d4) land of the living
1d5) end(s) of the earth
1e) (almost wholly late in usage)
1e1) lands, countries
1e1a) often in contrast to Canaan
אֶ֫רֶץ (e.rets) — land: soil.
: soil
1) land, earth
1a) earth
1a1) whole earth (as opposed to a part)
1a2) earth (as opposed to heaven)
1a3) earth (inhabitants)
1b) land
1b1) country, territory
N-cs — Noun common · feminine singular absoluteHNcfsa
urth ('adhamah, 'erets, 'aphar; ge, oikoumene):
In a hilly limestone country like Palestine, the small amount of iron oxide in the rocks tends to be oxidized, and thereby to give a prevailing reddish color to the soil. This is especially the case on relatively barren hills where there is little organic matter present to prevent reddening and give a more blackish tinge.
'Adhamah (compare 'adham, "a man," and Adam) is from 'adham, "to be red," and is used in the senses: "earth" (Ex 20:24), "land" (Ps 105:35), a "land" or country (Isa 14:2), "ground" (Ge 4:11), "the earth" (Ge 7:4).
Earth
(1.) In the sense of soil or ground, the translation of the word adamah’. In Gen. 9:20 “husbandman” is literally “man of the ground or earth.” Altars were to be built of earth (Ex. 20:24). Naaman asked for two mules’ burden of earth (2 Kings 5:17), under the superstitious notion that Jehovah, like the gods of the heathen, could be acceptably worshipped only on his own soil.
(2). As the rendering of ’erets, it means the whole world (Gen. 1:2); the land as opposed to the sea (1:10). Erets also denotes a country (21:32); a plot of ground (23:15); the ground on which a man stands (33:3); the inhabitants of the earth (6:1; 11:1); all the world except Israel (
The term is used in two widely-different senses: (1) for the material of which the earth’s surface is composed; (2) as the name of the planet on which man dwells. The Hebrew language discriminates between these two by the use of separate terms, adamah for the former, erets for the latter. Adamah is the earth in the sense of soil or ground, particularly as being susceptible of cultivation. (Genesis 2:7) Erets is applied in a more or less extended sense-- (1) to the whole world, (Genesis 1:1) (2) to land as opposed to sea, (Genesis 1:10) (3) to a country, (Genesis 21:32) (4) to a plot of ground, (Genesis 23:15) and (5) to…
In both Hebrew and Greek the same word is used to denote the earth as a whole, and a particular land. Only the context can enable us to decide in which of these senses it is to be taken in a given passage.
Thus in Mt 27:45 we might, so far as the original word is concerned, render either "there was darkness over all the land," or over all the earth. The expression "all the earth" is sometimes used hyperbolically for a large portion of it, Ezr 1:2. The word is used of the whole world, etc. In a moral sense, earthly is opposed to what is heavenly, spiritual and holy, Joh 3:31 1Co 15:47 Col 3:2
דָּרוֹם (darowm) means 'south' and is noted for its poetic and late usage. The word's derivation is uncertain, but it specifically refers to the direction of the south and can also denote the south wind.
דָּרוֹם n.m. south (poet. & late)
base
H1864 דָּרוֹם south (poet. & late)
1864 darowm daw-rome'
of uncertain derivation; the south; poet. the south
wind:--south.
דָּרוֹם (da.rom) — south.
south
Prep | N-ms — Preposition · noun common masculine singular absoluteHR/Ncmsa
south:
(1) neghebh, according BDB from [?] naghabh, meaning "to be dry," the word most often used, in the Revised Version (British and American) capitalized (South) in those places where it seems to denote a particular region, i.e. to the South of Judah.
(2) yamin, "right hand," "right." The derived meaning, "south," seems to imply an eastern posture in prayer in which the right hand is toward the South; compare Arabic yamin, "right," and yemen, "Yemen," a region in Southwestern Arabia.
South
Heb. Negeb, that arid district to the south of Palestine through which lay the caravan route from Central Palestine to Egypt (Gen. 12:9; 13:1, 3; 46:1-6). “The Negeb comprised a considerable but irregularly-shaped tract of country, its main portion stretching from the mountains and lowlands of Judah in the north to the mountains of Azazemeh in the south, and from the Dead Sea and southern Ghoron the east to the Mediterranean on the west.” In Ezek. 20:46 (21:1 in Heb.) three different Hebrew words are all rendered “south.” (1) “Set thy face toward the south” (Teman, the region on the right, 1 Sam. 33:24); (2) “Drop thy word toward the south” (Negeb, the region of dryness,