1864. darom

Lexicon

darom: South, southward

Original Word: דָּרוֹם
Part of Speech: Noun Masculine
Transliteration: darowm
Pronunciation: dah-ROHM
Phonetic Spelling: (daw-rome')
Definition: South, southward
Meaning: the south, poet, the south wind

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

south

Of uncertain derivation; the south; poet. The south wind -- south.

NAS Exhaustive Concordance

Word Origin
from the same as deror
Definition
the south
NASB Translation
south (17).

Brown-Driver-Briggs

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

Topical Lexicon

Word Origin: Derived from an unused root meaning to be brilliant.

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: • G3047: Λίψ (Lips) • Refers to the southwest wind.
• G3558: Νότος (Notos) • Refers to the south or the south wind, similar in usage to "darom" in Hebrew, often indicating warmth or a specific direction.

The term "darom" is integral to understanding the geographical and metaphorical language of the Hebrew Bible, providing insight into the ancient Israelites' perception of direction, climate, and divine intervention.

Usage: The word "darom" appears in various contexts within the Hebrew Bible, often indicating the southern direction or the south wind. It is used both in literal geographical contexts and in poetic or metaphorical language.

Context: • The term "darom" is used in the Hebrew Bible to denote the southern direction, often in contrast to other cardinal directions. It is associated with warmth and brightness, likely due to the sun's position in the southern sky in the Northern Hemisphere.
• In Job 37:17, "darom" is used to describe the warm south wind: "You whose clothes get hot when the land lies hushed under the south wind?"
• In Ezekiel 20:46, the term is used in a prophetic context: "Son of man, set your face toward the south; preach against the south and prophesy against the forest of the Negev."
• The use of "darom" in poetic literature often evokes imagery of warmth, light, and sometimes judgment, as the south wind can bring both life-giving warmth and destructive heat.
• The term is also used in Psalm 78:26, where it is mentioned in the context of God's provision: "He stirred the east wind from the heavens and drove the south wind by His might."

Forms and Transliterations

בַּדָּר֖וֹם בדרום דָּר֑וֹם דָּר֔וֹם דרום הַדָּר֑וֹם הַדָּר֔וֹם הַדָּר֖וֹם הַדָּרוֹם֮ הדרום וְדָר֖וֹם ודרום לַדָּר֑וֹם לדרום מִדָּרֽוֹם׃ מדרום׃ bad·dā·rō·wm baddaRom baddārōwm dā·rō·wm daRom dārōwm had·dā·rō·wm haddaRom haddārōwm lad·dā·rō·wm laddaRom laddārōwm mid·dā·rō·wm middaRom middārōwm vedaRom wə·ḏā·rō·wm wəḏārōwm

Englishman's Concordance

Deuteronomy 33:23
HEB: יְהוָ֑ה יָ֥ם וְדָר֖וֹם יְרָֽשָׁה׃ ס
NAS: of the sea and the south.
KJV: possess thou the west and the south.
INT: of the LORD of the sea and the south Take

Job 37:17
HEB: בְּהַשְׁקִ֥ט אֶ֝֗רֶץ מִדָּרֽוֹם׃
NAS: is still because of the south wind?
KJV: the earth by the south [wind]?
INT: is still the land of the south

Ecclesiastes 1:6
HEB: הוֹלֵךְ֙ אֶל־ דָּר֔וֹם וְסוֹבֵ֖ב אֶל־
NAS: toward the south, Then turning
KJV: goeth toward the south, and turneth about
INT: Blowing toward the south turning toward

Ecclesiastes 11:3
HEB: יִפּ֥וֹל עֵ֛ץ בַּדָּר֖וֹם וְאִ֣ם בַּצָּפ֑וֹן
NAS: falls toward the south or toward the north,
KJV: fall toward the south, or toward the north,
INT: falls A tree the south If the north

Ezekiel 20:46
HEB: וְהַטֵּ֖ף אֶל־ דָּר֑וֹם וְהִנָּבֵ֛א אֶל־
NAS: out against the south and prophesy
KJV: and drop [thy word] toward the south, and prophesy
INT: and speak against the south and prophesy against

Ezekiel 40:24
HEB: וַיּוֹלִכֵ֙נִי֙ דֶּ֣רֶךְ הַדָּר֔וֹם וְהִנֵּה־ שַׁ֖עַר
NAS: me toward the south, and behold,
KJV: me toward the south, and behold a gate
INT: led toward the south and behold A gate

Ezekiel 40:24
HEB: שַׁ֖עַר דֶּ֣רֶךְ הַדָּר֑וֹם וּמָדַ֤ד [אֵילֹו
NAS: toward the south; and he measured
KJV: toward the south: and he measured
INT: A gate toward the south measured mighty

Ezekiel 40:27
HEB: הַפְּנִימִ֖י דֶּ֣רֶךְ הַדָּר֑וֹם וַיָּ֨מָד מִשַּׁ֧עַר
NAS: toward the south; and he measured
KJV: toward the south: and he measured
INT: the inner toward the south measured gate

Ezekiel 40:27
HEB: הַשַּׁ֛עַר דֶּ֥רֶךְ הַדָּר֖וֹם מֵאָ֥ה אַמּֽוֹת׃
NAS: toward the south, a hundred
KJV: toward the south an hundred
INT: gate toward the south A hundred cubits

Ezekiel 40:28
HEB: הַפְּנִימִ֖י בְּשַׁ֣עַר הַדָּר֑וֹם וַיָּ֙מָד֙ אֶת־
NAS: court by the south gate;
KJV: court by the south gate:
INT: to the inner gate the south measured gate

Ezekiel 40:28
HEB: אֶת־ הַשַּׁ֣עַר הַדָּר֔וֹם כַּמִּדּ֖וֹת הָאֵֽלֶּה׃
NAS: and he measured the south gate
KJV: and he measured the south gate
INT: measured gate the south measurements to those

Ezekiel 40:44
HEB: וּפְנֵיהֶ֖ם דֶּ֣רֶךְ הַדָּר֑וֹם אֶחָ֗ד אֶל־
NAS: toward the south, and one
KJV: [was] toward the south: one
INT: front toward the south and one at

Ezekiel 40:45
HEB: פָּנֶ֙יהָ֙ דֶּ֣רֶךְ הַדָּר֔וֹם לַכֹּ֣הֲנִ֔ים שֹׁמְרֵ֖י
NAS: toward the south, [intended] for the priests
KJV: [is] toward the south, [is] for the priests,
INT: faces toward the south the priests keep

Ezekiel 41:11
HEB: וּפֶ֥תַח אֶחָ֖ד לַדָּר֑וֹם וְרֹ֙חַב֙ מְק֣וֹם
NAS: doorway toward the south; and the width
KJV: door toward the south: and the breadth
INT: doorway and another the south and the width of the place

Ezekiel 42:12
HEB: אֲשֶׁר֙ דֶּ֣רֶךְ הַדָּר֔וֹם פֶּ֖תַח בְּרֹ֣אשׁ
NAS: were toward the south was an opening
KJV: that [were] toward the south [was] a door
INT: which were toward the south was an opening the head

Ezekiel 42:13
HEB: הַצָּפ֜וֹן לִֽשְׁכ֣וֹת הַדָּרוֹם֮ אֲשֶׁ֣ר אֶל־
NAS: chambers [and] the south chambers,
KJV: chambers [and] the south chambers,
INT: the north chambers the south which about

Ezekiel 42:18
HEB: אֵ֛ת ר֥וּחַ הַדָּר֖וֹם מָדָ֑ד חֲמֵשׁ־
NAS: On the south side he measured
KJV: He measured the south side, five
INT: side the south measured five

17 Occurrences

Strong's Hebrew 1864
17 Occurrences

bad·dā·rō·wm — 1 Occ.
dā·rō·wm — 2 Occ.
had·dā·rō·wm — 11 Occ.
lad·dā·rō·wm — 1 Occ.
mid·dā·rō·wm — 1 Occ.
wə·ḏā·rō·wm — 1 Occ.