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H7708 שִׂדִּים (Siddîym) sid-deem'

Hebrew
Noun
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Quick Definition

Valley

Biblical Persons & Places

Siddim_Valley Valley of Siddim
A location first mentioned at Gen.14.3; only referred to as Siddim Valley (שִׂדִּים עֵ֫מֶק).

Strong's Definition

Siddim, a valley in Palestine

Derivation: plural from the same as H7704 (שָׂדֶה); flats;

KJV Usage: Siddim.

Outline of Biblical Usage

Siddim = "field" or "plain"
1) valley where the Dead Sea is located

Septuagint (LXX) Greek Equivalents

This Hebrew word is translated by the following Greek words in the Septuagint:

STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Hebrew Lexicon

שִׂדִּים (sid.dim) — Valley.

§ Siddim = "field" or "plain" valley where the Dead Sea is located

UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew

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Names of Landforms

Collocation: עֵמֶק הַשִׂדִּים

valley of Siddim = valley; ◄ part of the Jordan Valley; ► location where the kings of Sodom and Gomorrah and their allies came together to fight the kings from the east; after Sodom and Gomorrah were destroyed this valley turned into the Salt Sea

GEN 14:3 · GEN 14:8 · GEN 14:10

Reinier de Blois

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Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon

שִׂדִּים n.[m.]pl. in n.pr.loc. vale of Siddim (identif. with Dead Sea) base

Bible Occurrences (3)

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