Siddîym — H7708

Definition

locative proper noun

Siddim, a valley in Palestine

1. Siddim = "field" or "plain"
2. valley where the Dead Sea is located

Usually translated as

Siddim

Origin

plural from the same as H7704; flats

• Same as Sâdeh (H7704)

Greek equivalents

• halykós (G252)

Occurrences

Siddîym occurs 3 times in the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: Genesis (3)

• Genesis 14:3 — All these were joined together in the vale of Siddim (הַשִּׂדִּ֑ים), which is the salt sea.
• Genesis 14:8 — And there went out the king of Sodom, and the king of Gomorrah, and the king of Admah, and the king of Zeboiim, and the king of Bela (the same is Zoar;) and they joined battle with them in the vale of Siddim (הַשִּׂדִּֽים);
• Genesis 14:10 — And the vale of Siddim (הַשִׂדִּ֗ים) was full of slimepits; and the kings of Sodom and Gomorrah fled, and fell there; and they that remained fled to the mountain.