Strong H6010H6010Qעֵ֫מֶק

Valley (of Siddim)

One of the 12 senses of Strong H6010

Transliteration
‛êmeq
Pronunciation
ay'-mek
Morphology
Hebrew Noun (Masculine)

Definition


Combined with sid.dim (שִׂדִּים "Valley" H7708)
§ valley, vale, lowland, open country

General definition

From H6009; a vale (that {is} broad depression).: - {dale} {vale} valley [often used as a part of proper names]. See also H1025 .

In the biblical story

Siddim Valley

Valley near the Dead Sea; site of battle

The Valley of Siddim, located near the Dead Sea, was the site of a battle between the kings of Sodom and Gomorrah and the kings of Elam and their allies (Gen. 14:3, 8, 10).

In the Bible

Strong H6010Q appears in 3 verses of the KJV.

Translated in the KJV by

  • vale3

First verses

  1. Genesis 14:3
    All these were joined together in the vale of Siddim, which is the salt sea.
  2. Genesis 14:8
    And there went out the king of Sodom, and the king of Gomorrah, and the king of Admah, and the king of Zeboiim, and the king of Bela (the same is Zoar;) and they joined battle with them in the vale of Siddim;
  3. Genesis 14:10
    And the vale of Siddim was full of slimepits; and the kings of Sodom and Gomorrah fled, and fell there; and they that remained fled to the mountain.
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