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Darom (דרום) means south in Hebrew.

It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.

דָּרוֹם
darom
noun · masculine
In English

south

The stress falls on the part in bold.

The Hebrew dictionaryWords starting with ד

The dictionary gives one meaning for Darom.

The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.

  1. 1
    אחד מארבעת רוחות השמיים, הפוך לצפון ונמצא בזווית ישרה למזרח ולמערב.
    בֶּן-אָדָם שִׂים פָּנֶיךָ דֶּרֶךְ תֵּימָנָה וְהַטֵּף אֶל-דָּרוֹם וְהִנָּבֵא אֶל-יַעַר הַשָּׁדֶה נֶגֶב.

The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.

The word Darom is a masculine noun.

Written with vowel points
דָּרוֹם
Written without vowel points
דרום
Said
darom
Root
ד־ר־מ
Pattern
קָטוֹל
Inflections
דְּרוֹם־
Gematria
250

This is how Darom is said in other languages.

English
south
Arabic
جنوب
Russian
юг
French
sud, midi
Spanish
sur
German
Süden

These words mean nearly the same as Darom.

A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.

These words mean the opposite of Darom.

These words rhyme with Darom.

The word Darom is part of these phrases and sayings.

  • דרום אמריקה
  • דרום אפריקה
  • דרא"פ
  • דרום קוראה

A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.

These words come before and after Darom in the dictionary.

These are the questions people ask about the word Darom.

What does Darom (⁨דרום⁩) mean in Hebrew?

Darom (⁨דרום⁩) means south. It is said darom, with the stress on rom.

What is a synonym for Darom (⁨דרום⁩)?

Words that mean nearly the same as Darom (⁨דרום⁩) are ⁨נגבה⁩, ⁨תימן⁩, ⁨תימנה⁩, ⁨ימין⁩, and ⁨נגב⁩.

What is the opposite of Darom (⁨דרום⁩)?

Words that mean the opposite of Darom (⁨דרום⁩) are ⁨צפון⁩.

What rhymes with Darom (⁨דרום⁩)?

Words that rhyme with Darom (⁨דרום⁩) include ⁨מקום⁩, ⁨אטום⁩, ⁨אדום⁩, ⁨יום⁩, ⁨חום⁩, and ⁨חרטום⁩.

The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry דרום of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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