Lexicon :: Strong's H7704 - śāḏê

שָׂדֶה

Transliteration

śāḏê

Pronunciation

saw-deh'

Part of Speech

masculine noun

Root Word (Etymology)

From an unused root meaning to spread out

Dictionary Aids

TWOT Reference: 2236a,2236b

Strong's Info

Strong’s Definitions

שָׂדֶה sâdeh, saw-deh'; or שָׂדַי sâday; from an unused root meaning to spread out; a field (as flat):—country, field, ground, land, soil, × wild.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 333x

The KJV translates Strong's H7704 in the following manner: field (292x), country (17x), land (11x), wild (8x), ground (4x), soil (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 333x

The KJV translates Strong's H7704 in the following manner: field (292x), country (17x), land (11x), wild (8x), ground (4x), soil (1x).

Outline of Biblical Usage [?]

field, land
1. cultivated field
2. of home of wild beasts
3. plain (opposed to mountain)
4. land (opposed to sea)

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)

שָׂדֶה sâdeh, saw-deh'; or שָׂדַי sâday; from an unused root meaning to spread out; a field (as flat):—country, field, ground, land, soil, × wild.

Brown-Driver-Briggs Lexicon [?] (Jump to Scripture Index)

STRONGS H7704: Abbreviations

† שָׂדַי noun masculine^{Psalm 96:12} field, land (rare original form of שָׂדֶה (which see below), only in poetry); — absolute שׂ׳ Jeremiah 4:17, שָׂדָ֑י Hosea 10:4 +; —

1. cultivated field Hosea 12:12, also Hosea 10:4 (si vera lectio, but see Now), yielding food Deuteronomy 32:13; Lamentations 4:9; שֹׁמְרֵי שׂ׳ Jeremiah 4:17 keepers, watchmen of a field.

2. home of wild beasts: בְּהֵמוֺת שׂ׳ Psalm 8:8; Joel 2:22, חַיְתוֺ שׂ׳ Isaiah 56:9; Psalm 104:11, זִזִ שׂ׳ Psalm 50:11; Psalm 80:14.

3. plain, opposite mountain, Jeremiah 18:14; (but dubious, Co Du שִׂרְיֹן).

4. land, opposed to sea, Psalm 96:12 (compare שָׂדֶה 3; || תֵּבֵל Psalm 98:7).

שָׂדֶה ₃₁₈ noun masculine^{Leviticus 27:24} id. (ordinary contracted form Ges^{§ 84 a f}); — absolute שׂ׳ Genesis 2:5 (twice in verse) +; construct שְׂדֵה Genesis 14:7 +; suffix שָׂדִי Jeremiah 32:7, 8, שָֽׂדְךָ Deuteronomy 11:15 +, שָׂדֶ֑ךָ Deuteronomy 24:19; Leviticus 25:3, etc.; plural שָׂדוֺת 1 Samuel 22:7 +, construct שְׂדוֺת Nehemiah 12:29; also שְׂדֵי 2 Samuel 1:21; Isaiah 32:12; Ruth 1:1 + 8 times (some might be singular = שְׂדֵה compare Ba^{ZMG xlii (1888), 351} SS Buhl; note, e.g. שְׂדֵי Ruth 1:6a, = שְׂדֵה Ruth 1:6b Ruth 4:3; but see Kö^{ii. 1, 77}); suffix שְׂדֹתֶיהָ Nehemiah 11:30, etc.; also שָׂדֶיךָ 1 Kings 2:26, שָׂדֵינוּ Micah 2:4; —

1. open field, country:

a. pasture-land Genesis 29:2; Genesis 30:16; Exodus 9:3 (all J), Deuteronomy 11:15; 1 Samuel 11:5 + 10 times J, JE.

b. unfrequented Genesis 24:63, 65, exposed to violence Genesis 4:8 (J), 2 Samuel 14:6; Deuteronomy 21:1; Deuteronomy 22:25, 27, to wild beasts Exodus 22:30 (E), Ezekiel 33:27.

c. specifically home of beasts: 2 Samuel 17:8; Jeremiah 14:5; especially phrase חַיַּת הַשּׂ׳ Genesis 2:19, 20; Genesis 3:1, 14 (all J) of beasts in general, and, of wild beasts, Exodus 23:11, 29 (E), Hosea 2:14; Hosea 2:20; Hosea 4:3; Hosea 13:8; Deuteronomy 7:22; Leviticus 26:22 (H), Job 5:23 (|| חַיַּת הָאָרֶץ), + 16 times; בֶּהֱמַת הַשּׂ׳ 1 Samuel 17:44 compare Joel 1:20; אַיְלוֺת הַשּׂ׳ Songs 2:7; Songs 3:5, compare הַצְּבָיִם אֲשֶׁר בַּשּׂ׳ 2 Samuel 2:18; hunting-ground Genesis 25:29; Genesis 27:3, 5 (all J E), compare אִישׁ שׂ׳ Genesis 25:27 (J E; || אִישׁ יֹדֵעַ צַיִד).

d. yielding plants and trees: Genesis 25:27 (JE), Genesis 30:14 (J), Exodus 10:5 (JE), 2 Kings 4:39; Ezekiel 21:2; Ezekiel 39:10; especially phrase עֵשֶׂב הַשּׂ׳ Genesis 2:5; Genesis 3:18 (both J), + 6 times + בַּשּׂ׳ ע׳ Zechariah 10:1; שִׂיח הַשּׂ׳ Genesis 2:5, גֶּפֶן שׂ׳ 2 Kings 4:39, שׂ׳ פַּקֻּעֹת 2 Kings 4:39, צִיץ הַשּׂ׳ Isaiah 40:15; Psalm 103:15, צֶמַח הַשּׂ׳ Ezekiel 16:7; עֵץ הַשּׂ׳ (4 times עֲצֵי) Exodus 9:25 (JE), Deuteronomy 20:19; Leviticus 26:4 (H) Isaiah 55:12 + 8 times; 2 Samuel 1:21 see תְּרוּמָה, √ רום.

e. stony, אַבְנֵי הַשּׂ׳ Job 5:23.

f. open country, outside of walled city Judges 9:32, 42, 43, 44; Judges 19:16; 1 Samuel 19:3; 1 Samuel 20:5, 11 (twice in verse); 1 Samuel 20:24, 35; 2 Kings 7:12; Micah 4:10; as battle-ground Joshua 8:24 (J), 2 Samuel 10:8 = 1 Chronicles 19:9; 2 Samuel 11:23; 2 Samuel 18:6, outside of military camp 1 Samuel 4:2; 1 Samuel 14:15; opposed to city (in formula) 1 Kings 14:11; 1 Kings 16:4; 1 Kings 21:24; Jeremiah 14:18; Ezekiel 7:15; שְׂדֵה אֶרֶץ Leviticus 25:31; as site of small town, country— 1 Samuel 27:5 (opposed to royal city), compare 1 Chronicles 27:25; of high places, גְּבָעוֺת בַּשּׂ׳ Jeremiah 13:27; quite general, 1 Samuel 30:11; Jeremiah 40:7, 13; including road Judges 20:31; 1 Kings 11:29; Jeremiah 6:25; distinguished from road Numbers 22:23 (JE), 2 Samuel 20:12; outside houses and courtyards Exodus 8:9 (P), 1 Samuel 25:15; בַּשּׂ׳ nearly = outdoors Exodus 1:14 (P), Judges 13:9; of surface of country or ground, בַּשּׂ׳ Exodus 16:25 (J E; = הַמִּדְבָּר עַל־פְּנֵי Exodus 16:14), compare 1 Samuel 14:25; so הַשּׂ׳ עַל־פְּנֵי (אֶל) 2 Kings 9:37; Jeremiah 9:22; Ezekiel 29:5 (|| הַמִּדְבָּ֫רָה), Ezekiel 32:4; Ezekiel 39:5; same phrase opposed to house, comfort, etc., 2 Samuel 11:11; Ezekiel 16:5, opposed to city Leviticus 14:7, 53, opposed to tent Numbers 19:16 (all P), opposed to tent of meeting Leviticus 17:5 (H).

g. = expanse of country, opposed to mountain, in phrase מְרוֺמֵי שׂ׳ Judges 5:18; הֲרָרִי בַּשּׂ׳ Jeremiah 17:3 (of Jerusalem) is dubious; compare לְעִי הַשּׂ׳ Micah 1:6 (Jeremiah 18:14 see שָׂדַי).

2. definite portion of ground, field, land:

a. cultivated ground Genesis 37:7 (E), Genesis 47:24 (J; זֶרַע הַשָּׂדֶה), Exodus 22:4 (3 times in verse); Exodus 22:5 (E), Leviticus 27:16, 17 (P), Micah 3:12 (in simile) Ruth 2:2 + 47 times, + שְׂדֵי תְרוּמוֺת 2 Samuel 1:21, זָֿ֑רַע שׂ׳ Ezekiel 17:5, שָׂדֶה טוֺב Ezekiel 17:8 good soil.

b. as private property, Micah 5:2; Micah 5:4; Isaiah 5:8 (twice in verse); Genesis 47:20 (J), Genesis 23:9, 11, 13 (P) + 50 times, + 2 Chronicles 26:23 (as burial-place); also חֶלְקַת (הַ)שּׂ׳, see חֶלְקָה; and צֹפִים שׂ׳, see צפה.

c. city-land, adjacent to city (town) and subject to its control: Genesis 41:48 (E), Leviticus 25:34 (P), Joshua 21:12 (P) = 1 Chronicles 6:41; Nehemiah 11:25, 30; Nehemiah 12:29, 44; specifically of Zoan Psalm 78:12; Psalm 78:43.

d. territory of nation, tribe: Genesis 32:4; Numbers 21:20 (both J E), Judges 5:4; Ruth 1:1, 2; Genesis 14:7 + 13 times + שְׂדֵה נִחֲלַת יִשׂ׳ Judges 20:6.

e. territory of king, 2 Samuel 9:7; 2 Samuel 13:30.

3. land, opposed to sea, 1 Chronicles 16:32 (opposed to הַיָּם; = שָׂדַי Psalm 96:12), perhaps also mainland Ezekiel 26:6, 8 (Co Krae Toy and others; not Sm).

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