Hebrew · H7709

שְׁדֵמָה

A cultivated field

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שְׁדֵמָהH7709
Pronunciationšĕdēmāh

What does שְׁדֵמָה (šĕdēmāh) mean in the Bible?

שְׁדֵמָה (šĕdēmāh): A field prepared and tended for crops; emphasizes human cultivation and productive land investment

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What does שְׁדֵמָה (šĕdēmāh) mean in the Bible?

שְׁדֵמָה (šĕdēmāh): A field prepared and tended for crops; emphasizes human cultivation and productive land investment

How does the BSB render H7709?

The BSB source-word alignment has 5 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include and from the fields (1), and the fields (1), in the fields (1), scorched (1), the fields (1).

Where does שְׁדֵמָה (šĕdēmāh) appear in Scripture?

The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Deuteronomy 32:32. Its strongest book concentrations include Isaiah (2), 2 Kings (1), Deuteronomy (1), Habakkuk (1).

Source Word Evidence

BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.

How English Renders It
and from the fieldsDeuteronomy 32:32
and the fieldsHabakkuk 3:17
in the fields2 Kings 23:4
scorchedIsaiah 37:27
the fieldsIsaiah 16:8
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Usage map

A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.

First aligned rowDeuteronomy 32:32
Aligned rows5
Books represented4
Deuteronomy12 Kings1Isaiah2Habakkuk1
Source forms
בְּשַׁדְמ֣וֹת1xbə·šaḏ·mō·wṯ2 Kings 23:4
וּמִשַּׁדְמֹ֖ת1xū·miš·šaḏ·mōṯDeuteronomy 32:32
וּשְׁדֵמָ֖ה1xū·šə·ḏê·māhIsaiah 37:27
וּשְׁדֵמ֖וֹת1xū·šə·ḏê·mō·wṯHabakkuk 3:17
שַׁדְמוֹת֩1xšaḏ·mō·wṯIsaiah 16:8
Parsing patterns
Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine plural1xHabakkuk 3:17
Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular1xIsaiah 37:27
Conjunctive waw, Preposition-m | Noun - feminine plural construct1xDeuteronomy 32:32
Noun - feminine plural construct1xIsaiah 16:8
Preposition-b | Noun - feminine plural construct1x2 Kings 23:4
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