Boyd’s Bible Dictionary:
(consuming). Most prominent of the cities in the plain of Siddim. Destroyed by fire from heaven (Gen. 10:19; 13:10-13; 19:1-29). Site of “the cities of the plain” is not known, but variously referred to the southern end, the northern end, and bottom of the Dead Sea. Sodom is often referred to in Scripture as a symbol of wickedness and warning to sinners (Deut. 29:23; Isa. 1:9-10; 13:19; Jer. 23:14; 49:18; Ezek. 16:49-50; Matt. 10:15; 11:23; Rev. 11:8).
Concise Bible Dictionary:
This city is first mentioned as a boundary of the Canaanites (Gen. 10:19). Lot pitched his tent toward Sodom, but it is recorded that the men of Sodom were exceedingly wicked before the Lord. Afterward he dwelt therein, and was carried away captive when Sodom was taken by the five kings from the East. It is related that about the time when God fulfilled His promise of a son to Abraham, the cry of Sodom and their grievous sin had come up to Him, and He communicated to Abraham His intention to destroy the city; but, on the pleading of Abraham, He said He would not destroy it if there were ten righteous persons found therein; ten, however, were not found. Lot, his wife, and two daughters were rescued by two angels, and God rained down fire and brimstone on the place, and it was utterly destroyed. Though it was doubtless in the vicinity of the Salt Sea, its site cannot be identified (Gen. 14:2-22; Gen. 18:16-32; Gen. 19:1-28).
Sodom is regarded in scripture as a symbol of wickedness. Isaiah calls the heads of Judah the “rulers of Sodom” (Isa. 1:10; compare Ezek. 16:46-56; Rev. 11:8). The Lord, to show the exceeding wickedness of rejecting Him, after hearing His gracious words and seeing His mighty works, declared that it would be more tolerable in a day of judgment for Sodom than for the cities that rejected Him (Luke 10:12). The destruction of Sodom and Gomorrha, both as to its suddenness and completeness, is held up as a warning to sinners of coming judgments (Luke 17:29; Jude 7). In Romans 9:29 it is called SODOMA.
Strong’s Dictionary of Hebrew Words:
Meaning:
from an unused root meaning to scorch; burnt (i.e. volcanic or bituminous) district; Sedom, a place near the Dead Sea
Jackson’s Dictionary of Scripture Proper Names:
fettered
Potts’ Bible Proper Names:
Plenty of dew; to scorch; burning:―place near the Dead Sea, Gen. 10:19. {Roris copia}