Strong's Lexicon

H1864

H1864 — דָּרוֹם

Hebrew / Aramaic entry for Bible study and original-language reference.

Hebrewdarowmnoun mascOccurrences: 17TWOT: 454d

Definition / Gloss

Strong's Number:H1864
Word:דָּרוֹם
Part of Speech:noun masc
Etymology:of uncertain derivation
Language:Hebrew
Occurrences:17
Transliteration:darowm
Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation:daw-rome'
Meaning:1. the south 2. poet. the south wind
KJV Renderings:south.

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BDB2022

דָּרוֺם noun masculine south (in poetry & late) (on formation compare Ol§ 216 a Sta§ 295) — דָּרוֺם Job 37:17 + 14 t. + Ezek 40:27 b; Ezek 40:28 b (strike out ᵑ6 Co in Ezek 40:27b Ezek 40:27 b; AB ᵑ9 Co in Ezek 27b Ezek 40:28 b — south, Ezek 42:18 (over against קָדִים, צָפוֺן, יָם); 12 t. more in Ezekiel (of which Co strike out 2, compare above) Ezek 21:2 (= תֵּימָנָה and נֶגֶב); ׳ דֶּרֶךְ הַדּ toward south Ezek 40:24 (twice in verse); Ezek 40:27, read also ׳ דֶּרֶךְ הַדּ Ezek 42:10 for הַקָּדִים ׳ ד ᵐ5 Ke Co; ׳ שַׁעַר הַדּ south gate 40:[27]; Ezek 40:28 compare Co above, Ezek 40:44 (opposed to צפון; also קדים), Ezek 40:45 (opposed to צפון) Ezek 42:12 = ׳ לַדָּ Ezek 41:11 (opposed to צפון), ׳ לִשְׁכוֺת הד Ezek 42:13 (opposed to צפון). Elsewhere only Deut 33:23 (|| יַם), Job 37:17; Eccl 1:6; Eccl 11:3 (both opposed to צפון ).


Other Resources

Theological Wordbook of the Old Testament
R. Laird Harris, Gleason L. Archer, and Bruce K. Waltke

Englishman's Hebrew Concordance

דרום (dah-r)

Job 37:17

KJV: How thy garments are warm, when he quieteth the earth by the south wind?
EHCC: he quieteth the earth by the south (wind )?

Job 40:24

KJV: He taketh it with his eyes: his nose pierceth through snares.He…: or, Will any take him in his sight, or, bore his nose with a gin?
EHCC: he brought me toward the south, and be-
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