דָּרוֹם
da.rom
south
Lexicon Entry
Lexicon data from STEPBible TIPNR, Tyndale House, Cambridge. Licensed under CC BY 4.0.
What Original Readers Understood
ExploredThe Hebrew word דָּרוֹם (da.rom) refers to the "south." This is its basic definition as found in the lexicon. The word is primarily used within the context of geography and place, reflecting its literal meaning. In the Hebrew Bible, the word "south" is used 17 times to denote direction or location. It's applied to various situations, such as describing the direction of a road or a geographical feature. No broader meaning or metaphorical significance can be inferred from this data. In terms of significance, understanding the concept of "south" in the Hebrew context provides insight into the geographical and cultural landscape of ancient Israel. It's essential for analyzing descriptions of journeys, trade routes, and natural features mentioned throughout the Bible.
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Occurrences in Scripture
17 total occurrences across the text
You whose clothing is warm, when the earth is still by reason of the south wind?
Ecclesiastes 1:6The wind goes toward the south, and turns around to the north. It turns around continually as it goes, and the wind returns again to its courses.
Ecclesiastes 11:3If the clouds are full of rain, they empty themselves on the earth; and if a tree falls toward the south, or toward the north, in the place where the tree falls, there shall it be.
Ezekiel 20:46“Son of man, set your face toward the south, and preach toward the south, and prophesy against the forest of the field in the South.
Ezekiel 40:24He led me toward the south; and behold, there was a gate toward the south. He measured its posts and its arches according to these measurements.
Ezekiel 40:24He led me toward the south; and behold, there was a gate toward the south. He measured its posts and its arches according to these measurements.
Ezekiel 40:27There was a gate to the inner court toward the south. He measured one hundred cubits from gate to gate toward the south.
Ezekiel 40:27There was a gate to the inner court toward the south. He measured one hundred cubits from gate to gate toward the south.
Ezekiel 40:28Then he brought me to the inner court by the south gate. He measured the south gate according to these measurements;
Ezekiel 40:28Then he brought me to the inner court by the south gate. He measured the south gate according to these measurements;
Ezekiel 40:44Outside of the inner gate were rooms for the singers in the inner court, which was at the side of the north gate. They faced toward the south. One at the side of the east gate faced toward the north.
Ezekiel 40:45He said to me, “This room, which faces toward the south, is for the priests, the keepers of the duty of the house.
Ezekiel 41:11The doors of the side rooms were toward an open area that was left, one door toward the north, and another door toward the south. The width of the open area was five cubits all around.
Ezekiel 42:12According to the doors of the rooms that were toward the south was a door at the head of the way, even the way directly before the wall toward the east, as one enters into them.
Ezekiel 42:13Then he said to me, “The north rooms and the south rooms, which are before the separate place, are the holy rooms, where the priests who are near to Yahweh shall eat the most holy things. There they shall lay the most holy things, with the meal offering, the sin offering, and the trespass offering; for the place is holy.
Ezekiel 42:18He measured on the south side five hundred reeds with the measuring reed.
Deuteronomy 33:23About Naphtali he said, “Naphtali, satisfied with favor, full of Yahweh’s blessing, Possess the west and the south.”