Sodom

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Etymology

From Ancient Greek Σόδομα, from the Classical Hebrew סדם (Sedom).

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA: /ˈsɒdəm/, X-SAMPA: /"sQd@m/
• (US) enPR: sädʹəm, IPA: /ˈsɑdəm/, X-SAMPA: /"sAd@m/

Proper noun

Sodom

1. (biblical, history) A city in the Middle East destroyed in the Bible by the Hebrew God for the sins of its inhabitants.

Derived terms

apple of Sodom Sodom and Gomorrah Sodom apple Sodom-fruit Sodom egg-plant

Sodomic vine of Sodom

Related terms

sodomise, sodomize Sodomite

sodomite sodomy sodomist

Translations

city in the Middle East

• Arabic: سدوم (ar) (sadūm) m
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 所多瑪 (cmn), 所多玛 (cmn) (Suǒduōmǎ)

• Finnish: Sodoma (fi)
• French: Sodome (fr) m
• German: Sodom (de) n
• Greek: Σόδομα (el) (Sódoma)

  Ancient: Σόδομα (Sodoma)

• Hebrew: סדום (he)

• Italian: Sodoma (it) f
• Japanese: ソドム (ja) (Sodomu)
• Latin: Sodoma (la) f
• Persian: سدوم (fa) (Sadum)
• Portuguese: Sodoma (pt)
• Russian: Содом (ru) (Sodóm) m
• Spanish: Sodoma (es) f
• Turkish: Sodom (tr)

See also

Admah Gomorrah

Zeboim

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