What does שְׂעֹרָה mean in the Bible?
שְׂעֹרָה is a Hebrew word meaning "barley (as villose)".
Hebrew · H8184
שְׂעֹרָה
Barley (as villose)
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שְׂעֹרָה H8184
What does שְׂעֹרָה mean in the Bible?
שְׂעֹרָה is a Hebrew word meaning "barley (as villose)".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H8184?
The BSB source-word alignment has 34 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include of barley (15), barley (10), and barley (2), of the barley (2), the barley (2).
Where does שְׂעֹרָה appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Exodus 9:31. Its strongest book concentrations include Ruth (6), 2 Kings (4), Ezekiel (4), 2 Chronicles (3).
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 of barley 15× Leviticus 27:16, Numbers 5:15, Judges 7:13, Ruth 2:17
barley 10× Deuteronomy 8:8, Ruth 3:2, 2 Samuel 14:30, 2 Samuel 17:28
and barley 2× Exodus 9:31, Isaiah 28:25
of the barley 2× Ruth 1:22, 2 Samuel 21:9
the barley 2× Exodus 9:31, Ruth 2:23
. . . 1× Hosea 3:2
as you would a barley 1× Ezekiel 4:12
measures of barley 1× Ruth 3:17
Show sample aligned rows
Exodus 9:31 וְהַשְּׂעֹרָ֖ה to and barley Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - feminine singular Exodus 9:31 הַשְּׂעֹרָה֙ to the barley Article | Noun - feminine singular Leviticus 27:16 שְׂעֹרִ֔ים to of barley Noun - feminine plural Numbers 5:15 שְׂעֹרִ֑ים to of barley Noun - feminine plural Deuteronomy 8:8 וּשְׂעֹרָ֔ה to barley Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular Judges 7:13 שְׂעֹרִים֙ to of barley Noun - feminine plural Ruth 1:22 שְׂעֹרִֽים׃ to of the barley Noun - feminine plural Ruth 2:17 שְׂעֹרִֽים׃ to of barley Noun - feminine plural Ruth 2:23 הַשְּׂעֹרִ֖ים to the barley Article | Noun - feminine plural Ruth 3:2 הַשְּׂעֹרִ֖ים to barley Article | Noun - feminine plural
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Exodus 9:31
Aligned rows 34
Books represented 17
Exodus 2 Leviticus 1 Numbers 1 Deuteronomy 1 Judges 1 Ruth 6 2 Samuel 3 1 Kings 1 2 Kings 4 1 Chronicles 1 2 Chronicles 3 Job 1 Isaiah 1 Jeremiah 1 Ezekiel 4 Hosea 2 Joel 1
Source forms
שְׂעֹרִֽים׃ 4x śə·‘ō·rîm Ruth 1:22, Ruth 2:17, 2 Samuel 21:9, Hosea 3:2
שְׂעֹרִ֔ים 3x śə·‘ō·rîm Leviticus 27:16, 2 Samuel 14:30, 2 Kings 4:42
הַשְּׂעֹרִ֖ים 2x haś·śə·‘ō·rîm Ruth 2:23, Ruth 3:2
וּשְׂעֹרִ֖ים 2x ū·śə·‘ō·rîm 2 Samuel 17:28, Jeremiah 41:8
שְׂעֹרִים֙ 2x śə·‘ō·rîm Judges 7:13, Ruth 3:15
שְׂעֹרִ֛ים 2x śə·‘ō·rîm 2 Kings 7:1, 2 Kings 7:16
שְׂעֹרִ֖ים 2x śə·‘ō·rîm Ezekiel 4:12, Hosea 3:2
הַשְּׂעֹרָה֙ 1x haś·śə·‘ō·rāh Exodus 9:31
Parsing patterns
Noun - feminine plural 17x Leviticus 27:16, Numbers 5:15, Judges 7:13, Ruth 1:22
Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine plural 5x 2 Samuel 17:28, 2 Chronicles 2:10, 2 Chronicles 27:5, Jeremiah 41:8
Article | Noun - feminine plural 4x Ruth 2:23, Ruth 3:2, Ruth 3:17, Ezekiel 45:13
Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular 2x Deuteronomy 8:8, Isaiah 28:25
Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - feminine plural 2x 1 Kings 4:28, 2 Chronicles 2:15
Noun - feminine singular 2x Job 31:40, Joel 1:11
Article | Noun - feminine singular 1x Exodus 9:31
Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - feminine singular 1x Exodus 9:31
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. barley (as villose)
Source Gloss
barley (as villose)
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
barley (as villose) BDB: barley Usage: barley.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
שְׂעֹרָה is built from this root:
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain