Hebrew / Aramaic entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
| Strong's Number: | H7709 |
|---|---|
| Word: | שְׁדֵמָה |
| Part of Speech: | noun fem |
| Etymology: | apparently from H7704 |
| Language: | Hebrew |
| Occurrences: | 6 |
| Transliteration: | shdemah |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | shed-ay-maw' |
| Meaning: | 1. a cultivated field |
| KJV Renderings: | blasted, field. |
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[שְׁדֵמָה] noun feminine field; — only plural: absolute שְׁדֵמוֺת Hab 3:17; Qr (> Kt השׁרמוֺת); construct שַׁדְמ(וֺ)ת Deut 32:32 + 2 t.; — fields, as cultivated Deut 32:32, also (with verb singular) Isa 16:3; Hab 3:17 as locality 2Kgs 23:4, area Jer 31:40. — שְׁדֵמָה Isa 37:27 see שְׁדֵפָה .
Theological Wordbook of the Old Testament
R. Laird Harris, Gleason L. Archer, and Bruce K. Waltke
