Etymograph

English

Sodom

Sodom comes from Biblical Hebrew סְדֹם.

  1. Biblical Hebrewc. 1000–200 BCEסְדֹםs'dóm
  2. Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEΣόδομαSódoma
  3. Old Englishc. 450–1150Sodome
  4. Englishearliest quotation 1890Sodom

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Biblical Hebrewc. 1000–200 BCEסְדֹםs'dóm
  2. Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEΣόδομαSódoma
  3. Old Englishc. 450–1150Sodome
  4. Englishearliest quotation 1890Sodom

Earliest quotation: 1890, Thomas De Witt Talmage, Trumpet Peals: “Take all idea of retribution and punishment out of…”

Every English word from Biblical Hebrew סְדֹם

Today it means

name A city in the Middle East which, according to the Bible and Islamic tradition (but not specifically named in the Qur'an), was destroyed by God (along with Gomorrah) for the sins of its inhabitants (especially the implied homosexuality of the men).

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Etymograph / Biblical Hebrew סְדֹם / Sodom

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