Strong's Lexicon

H7704

H7704 — שָׂדֶה שָׂדַי

Hebrew / Aramaic entry for Bible study and original-language reference.

Hebrewsadehnoun mascOccurrences: 334TWOT: 2234a

Definition / Gloss

Strong's Number:H7704
Word:שָׂדֶה שָׂדַי
Part of Speech:noun masc
Etymology:from an unused root meaning to spread out
Language:Hebrew
Occurrences:334
Transliteration:sadeh
Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation:saw-deh' (or saday {saw-dah'-ee}) n-m.
Meaning:1. a field (as flat)
KJV Renderings:country, field, ground, land, soil, X wild.

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BDB8170

שָׂדַי noun masculine Ps 96:12 field, land (rare original form of שָׂדֶה (q. v. below), only in poetry); — absolute ׳ שׂ Jer 4:17, שָׂדָ֑י Hos 10:4 +; —

1. cultivated field Hos 12:12, also Hos 10:4 (si vera lectio, but see Now), yielding food Deut 32:13; Lam 4:9 ׳ שֹׁמְרֵי שׂ Jer 4:17 keepers, watchmen of a field.
2. home of wild beasts: ׳ בְּהֵמוֺת שׂ Ps 8:8; Joel 2:22, ׳ חַיְתוֺ שׂ Isa 56:9; Ps 104:11, ׳ זִזִ שׂ Ps 50:11; Ps 80:14.
3. plain, opposite mountain, Jer 18:14 (but dubious, Co Du שִׂרְיֹן).
4. land, opposed to sea, Ps 96:12 (compare שָׂדֶה 3; || תֵּבֵל Ps 98:7).


BDB8171

שָׂדֶה318 noun masculine Lev 27:24 id. (ordinary contracted form Ges«GKC:84a»§ 84 a f); — absolute ׳ שׂ Gen 2:5 (twice in verse) +; construct שְׂדֵה Gen 14:7 +; suffix שָׂדִי Jer 32:7; Jer 32:8, שָֽׂדְךָ Deut 11:15 +, שָׂדֶ֑ךָ Deut 24:19; Lev 25:3, etc.; plural שָׂדוֺת 1Sam 22:7 +, construct שְׂדוֺת Neh 12:29 also שְׂדֵי 2Sam 1:21; Isa 32:12; Ruth 1:1 + 8 t. (some might be singular = שְׂדֵה compare BaZMG xlii (1888), 351 SS Buhl; note, e.g. שְׂדֵי Ruth 1:6a, = שְׂדֵה vb Ruth 4:3 but see ii. 1, 77); suffix שְׂדֹתֶיהָ Neh 11:30, etc.; also שָׂדֶיךָ 1Kgs 2:26, שָׂדֵינוּ Mic 2:4

1. open field, country:
a. pasture-land Gen 29:2; Gen 30:16; Exod 9:3 (all J ), Deut 11:15; 1Sam 11:5 + 10 t. J , JE.
b. unfrequented Gen 24:63; Gen 24:65, exposed to violence Gen 4:8 ( J ), 2Sam 14:6 ; Deut 21:1 ; Deut 22:25; Deut 22:27, to wild beasts Exod 22:30 ( E ), Ezek 33:27.
c. specifically home of beasts: 2Sam 17:8; Jer 14:5 especially phrase ׳ חַיַּת הַשּׂ Gen 2:19; Gen 2:20; Gen 3:1; Gen 3:14 (all J ) of beasts in general, and, of wild beasts, Exod 23:11; Exod 23:29 ( E ), Hos 2:14 ; Hos 2:20 ; Hos 4:3; Hos 13:8; ( H ), Job 5:23 (|| חַיַּת הָאָרֶץ), + 16 t.; ׳ בֶּהֱמַת הַשּׂ 1Sam 17:44 compare Joel 1:20 ׳ אַיְלוֺת הַשּׂ Song 2:7; Song 3:5, compare ׳ הַצְּבָיִם אֲשֶׁר בַּשּׂ 2Sam 2:18 hunting-ground Gen 25:29; Gen 27:3 ; Gen 27:5 (all J E ), compare ׳ אִישׁ שׂ Gen 25:27 ( J E ; || אִישׁ יֹדֵעַ צַיִד).
d. yielding plants and trees: Gen 25:27 ( J E ), Gen 30:14 ( J ), Exod 10:5 ( J E ), 2Kgs 4:39 ; Ezek 21:2 ; Ezek 39:10 especially phrase ׳ עֵשֶׂב הַשּׂ Gen 2:5; Gen 3:18 (both J ), + 6 t. + ׳ בַּשּׂ ׳ ע Zech 10:1 ׳ שִׂיח הַשּׂ Gen 2:5, ׳ גֶּפֶן שׂ 2Kgs 4:39, ׳ פַּקֻּעֹת שׂ V:39, ׳ צִיץ הַשּׂ Isa 40:15; Ps 103:15 , ׳ צֶמַח הַשּׂ Ezek 16:7 ׳ עֵץ הַשּׂ (4 t. עֲצֵי) Exod 9:25 ( J E ), Deut 20:19; Lev 26:4 ( H ) Isa 55:12 + 8 t.; 2Sam 1:21 see תְּרוּמָה , √ רום.
e. stony, ׳ אַבְנֵי הַשּׂ Job 5:23.
f. open country, outside of walled city Judg 9:32; Judg 9:42; Judg 9:43; Judg 9:44; Judg 19:16; 1Sam 19:3; 1Sam 20:5; 1Sam 20:11 (twice in verse); 1Sam 20:24; 1Sam 20:35; 2Kgs 7:12; Mic 4:10 as battle-ground Josh 8:24 ( J ), 2Sam 10:8 = 1Chr 19:9 ; 2Sam 11:23 ; 2Sam 18:6 , outside of military camp 1Sam 4:2; 1Sam 14:15 opposed to city (in formula) 1Kgs 14:11; 1Kgs 16:4; 1Kgs 21:24; Jer 14:18; Ezek 7:15 שְׂדֵה אֶרֶץ Lev 25:31 as site of small town, country-town 1Sam 27:5 (opposed to royal city), compare 1Chr 27:25 of high places, ׳ גְּבָעוֺת בַּשּׂ Jer 13:27 quite general, 1Sam 30:11; Jer 40:7; Jer 40:13 including road Judg 20:31; 1Kgs 11:29; Jer 6:25 distinguished from road Num 22:23 ( J E ), 2Sam 20:12 outside houses and courtyards Exod 8:9 ( P ), 1Sam 25:15 ׳ בַּשּׂ nearly = outdoors Exod 1:14 ( P ), Judg 13:9 of surface of country or ground, ׳ בַּשּׂ Exod 16:25 ( J E ; = עַלפְּֿנֵי הַמִּדְבָּר V:14), compare 1Sam 14:25 so ׳ (אֶל) לְַפְּֿנֵי הַשּׂ 2Kgs 9:37; Jer 9:22; Ezek 29:5 (|| הַמִּדְבָּ֫רָה), Ezek 32:4; Ezek 39:5 same phrase opposed to house, comfort, etc., 2Sam 11:11 ; Ezek 16:5, opposed to city Lev 14:7; Lev 14:53, opposed to tent Num 19:16 (all P ), opposed to tent of meeting Lev 17:5 ( H ).
g. = expanse of country, opposed to mountain, in phrase ׳ מְרוֺמֵי שׂ Judg 5:18 ׳ הֲרָרִי בַּשּׂ Jer 17:3 (of Jerusalem) is dubious; compare ׳ לְעִי הַשּׂ Mic 1:6 (Jer 18:14 see שָׂדַי ).
2. definite portion of ground, field, land:
a. cultivated ground Gen 37:7 ( E ), Gen 47:24 ( J ; זֶרַע הַשָּׂדֶה), Exod 22:4 (3 t. in verse); Exod 22:5 ( E ), Lev 27:16 ; Lev 27:17 ( P ), Mic 3:12 (in simile) Ruth 2:2 + 47 t., + שְׂדֵי תְרוּמוֺת 2Sam 1:21, זָֿ֑רַע ׳ שׂ Ezek 17:5, שָׂדֶה טוֺב V:8 good soil.
b. as private property, Mic 5:2; Mic 5:4; Isa 5:8 (twice in verse); Gen 47:20 ( J ), Gen 23:9 ; Gen 23:11; Gen 23:13 ( P ) + 50 t., + 2Chr 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: Gen 41:48 ( E ), Lev 25:34 ( P ), Josh 21:12 ( P ) = 1Chr 6:41 ; Neh 11:25 ; Neh 11:30 ; Neh 12:29 ; Neh 12:44 specifically of Zoan Ps 78:12; Ps 78:43.
d. territory of nation, tribe: Gen 32:4; Num 21:20 (both J E ), Judg 5:4 ; Ruth 1:1; Ruth 1:2; Gen 14:7 + 13 t. + ׳ שְׂדֵה נִחֲלַת יִשׂ Judg 20:6.
e. territory of king, 2Sam 9:7; 2Sam 13:30.
3. land, opposed to sea, 1Chr 16:32 (opposed to הַיָּם; = שָׂדַי Ps 96:12 ), perhaps also mainland Ezek 26:6 ; Ezek 26:8 ( Co Krae Toy and others; not Sm ).


שִׂדִּים see שׂדד . שְׂדֵרָה see סדר above,


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Theological Wordbook of the Old Testament
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