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שְׂעֹרָה

Barley (as villose)

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שְׂעֹרָהH8184

What does שְׂעֹרָה mean in the Bible?

שְׂעֹרָה is a Hebrew word meaning "barley (as villose)".

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Questions this entry answers

What does שְׂעֹרָה mean in the Bible?

שְׂעֹרָה is a Hebrew word meaning "barley (as villose)".

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 barley15×Leviticus 27:16, Numbers 5:15, Judges 7:13, Ruth 2:17
barley10×Deuteronomy 8:8, Ruth 3:2, 2 Samuel 14:30, 2 Samuel 17:28
and barley2×Exodus 9:31, Isaiah 28:25
of the barley2×Ruth 1:22, 2 Samuel 21:9
the barley2×Exodus 9:31, Ruth 2:23
. . .1×Hosea 3:2
as you would a barley1×Ezekiel 4:12
measures of barley1×Ruth 3:17
Show sample aligned rows
Exodus 9:31וְהַשְּׂעֹרָ֖הtoand barleyConjunctive waw, Article | Noun - feminine singularExodus 9:31הַשְּׂעֹרָה֙tothe barleyArticle | Noun - feminine singularLeviticus 27:16שְׂעֹרִ֔יםtoof barleyNoun - feminine pluralNumbers 5:15שְׂעֹרִ֑יםtoof barleyNoun - feminine pluralDeuteronomy 8:8וּשְׂעֹרָ֔הtobarleyConjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singularJudges 7:13שְׂעֹרִים֙toof barleyNoun - feminine pluralRuth 1:22שְׂעֹרִֽים׃toof the barleyNoun - feminine pluralRuth 2:17שְׂעֹרִֽים׃toof barleyNoun - feminine pluralRuth 2:23הַשְּׂעֹרִ֖יםtothe barleyArticle | Noun - feminine pluralRuth 3:2הַשְּׂעֹרִ֖יםtobarleyArticle | Noun - feminine plural
Usage map

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

First aligned rowExodus 9:31
Aligned rows34
Books represented17
Exodus2Leviticus1Numbers1Deuteronomy1Judges1Ruth62 Samuel31 Kings12 Kings41 Chronicles12 Chronicles3Job1Isaiah1Jeremiah1Ezekiel4Hosea2Joel1
Source forms
שְׂעֹרִֽים׃4xśə·‘ō·rîmRuth 1:22, Ruth 2:17, 2 Samuel 21:9, Hosea 3:2
שְׂעֹרִ֔ים3xśə·‘ō·rîmLeviticus 27:16, 2 Samuel 14:30, 2 Kings 4:42
הַשְּׂעֹרִ֖ים2xhaś·śə·‘ō·rîmRuth 2:23, Ruth 3:2
וּשְׂעֹרִ֖ים2xū·śə·‘ō·rîm2 Samuel 17:28, Jeremiah 41:8
שְׂעֹרִים֙2xśə·‘ō·rîmJudges 7:13, Ruth 3:15
שְׂעֹרִ֛ים2xśə·‘ō·rîm2 Kings 7:1, 2 Kings 7:16
שְׂעֹרִ֖ים2xśə·‘ō·rîmEzekiel 4:12, Hosea 3:2
הַשְּׂעֹרָה֙1xhaś·śə·‘ō·rāhExodus 9:31
Parsing patterns
Noun - feminine plural17xLeviticus 27:16, Numbers 5:15, Judges 7:13, Ruth 1:22
Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine plural5x2 Samuel 17:28, 2 Chronicles 2:10, 2 Chronicles 27:5, Jeremiah 41:8
Article | Noun - feminine plural4xRuth 2:23, Ruth 3:2, Ruth 3:17, Ezekiel 45:13
Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular2xDeuteronomy 8:8, Isaiah 28:25
Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - feminine plural2x1 Kings 4:28, 2 Chronicles 2:15
Noun - feminine singular2xJob 31:40, Joel 1:11
Article | Noun - feminine singular1xExodus 9:31
Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - feminine singular1xExodus 9:31
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

STEPBible Data — CC BY 4.0

Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain

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