Word Study · Strong's H1864 · Hebrew
דָּרוֹם
darom
daw-rome'
Strong's 1890 spelling: dârôwm
“the south”
Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain
the south; poet. the south wind
Rendered in the KJV as
south.
- 17occurrencesin the Old Testament
- 4 of 39Old Testament bookswhere the word stands
- 10inflected formsdistinct spellings
Across 17 occurrences
The word itself
Inflected forms · 10
- הַדָּר֔וֹם4
- הַדָּר֑וֹם4
- הַדָּר֖וֹם2
- בַּדָּר֖וֹם1
- דָּר֔וֹם1
- דָּר֑וֹם1
- הַדָּרוֹם֮1
- וְדָר֖וֹם1
- לַדָּר֑וֹם1
- מִדָּרֽוֹם׃1
How it is rendered · 6
- the south11
- [the] south2
- [was] to the south1
- and [the] south1
- at the south1
- from [the] south1
The sense the word carries at each spot — how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.
How it parses · 6
- the definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine singular10
- noun · masculine singular2
- preposition with the article + noun · masculine singular2
- conjunction (“and”) + noun · masculine singular1
- preposition + noun · masculine singular1
- the definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)1
Show the grammar codes as tagged
- HTd/Ncmsa · 10
- HNcmsa · 2
- HRd/Ncmsa · 2
- HC/Ncmsa · 1
- HR/Ncmsa · 1
- HTd/Ncmsc · 1
All 17, in canonical order
The ledger of occurrences
Where this word lives
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Ecclesiastes2 occurrences
- Ecclesiastes 1:6דָּר֔וֹםdaromnoun · masculine singularThe wind blows southward, then turns northward; round and round it swirls, ever returning on its course.here: [the] south
- Ecclesiastes 11:3בַּדָּר֖וֹםbadarompreposition with the article + noun · masculine singularIf the clouds are full, they will pour out rain upon the earth; whether a tree falls to the south or to the north, in the place where it falls, there it will lie.here: at the south
Ezekiel13 occurrences
- Ezekiel 20:46דָּר֑וֹםdaromnoun · masculine singular“Son of man, set your face toward the south, preach against it, and prophesy against the forest of the Negev.here: [the] south
- Ezekiel 40:24הַדָּר֔וֹםhadaromthe definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine singularThen he led me to the south side, and I saw a gateway facing south. He measured its side pillars and portico, and they had the same measurements as the others.here: the south
- Ezekiel 40:24הַדָּר֑וֹםhadaromthe definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine singularThen he led me to the south side, and I saw a gateway facing south. He measured its side pillars and portico, and they had the same measurements as the others.here: the south
- Ezekiel 40:27הַדָּר֑וֹםhadaromthe definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine singularThe inner court also had a gate facing south, and he measured the distance from gateway to gateway toward the south to be a hundred cubits.here: the south
- Ezekiel 40:27הַדָּר֖וֹםhadaromthe definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine singularThe inner court also had a gate facing south, and he measured the distance from gateway to gateway toward the south to be a hundred cubits.here: the south
- Ezekiel 40:28הַדָּר֑וֹםhadaromthe definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine singularNext he brought me into the inner court through the south gate, and he measured the south gate; it had the same measurements as the others.here: the south
- Ezekiel 40:28הַדָּר֔וֹםhadaromthe definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)Next he brought me into the inner court through the south gate, and he measured the south gate; it had the same measurements as the others.here: the south
- Ezekiel 40:44הַדָּר֑וֹםhadaromthe definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine singularOutside the inner gate, within the inner court, were two chambers, one beside the north gate and facing south, and another beside the south gate and facing north.here: the south
- Ezekiel 40:45הַדָּר֔וֹםhadaromthe definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine singularThen the man said to me: “The chamber that faces south is for the priests who keep charge of the temple,here: the south
- Ezekiel 41:11לַדָּר֑וֹםladarompreposition with the article + noun · masculine singularThe side rooms opened into this area, with one entrance on the north and another on the south. The open area was five cubits wide all around.here: [was] to the south
- Ezekiel 42:12הַדָּר֔וֹםhadaromthe definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine singularAnd corresponding to the doors of the chambers that were facing south, there was a door in front of the walkway that was parallel to the wall extending eastward.here: the south
- Ezekiel 42:13הַדָּרוֹם֮hadaromthe definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine singularThen the man said to me, “The north and south chambers facing the temple courtyard are the holy chambers where the priests who approach the LORD will eat the most holy offerings. There they will place the most holy offerings—the grain offerings, the sin offerings, and the guilt offerings—for the place is holy.here: the south
- Ezekiel 42:18הַדָּר֖וֹםhadaromthe definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine singularHe measured the south side to be five hundred cubits long.here: the south