Strong H7708שִׂדִּים
Valley
- Transliteration
- ώiddîym
- Pronunciation
- sid-deem'
- Morphology
- Proper Name of a Location with no gender
Definition
Plural from the same as H7704; flats;
{Siddim} a valley in Palestine: - Siddim.
{Siddim} a valley in Palestine: - Siddim.
Meaning of the name
Siddim = "field" or "plain"
Detailed definition
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 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 H7708 appears in 3 verses of the KJV.
Translated in the KJV by
- siddim3
First verses
- Genesis 14:3All these were joined together in the vale of Siddim, which is the salt sea.
- Genesis 14:8And 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;
- Genesis 14:10And 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.