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שָׂדֶה

𐤔𐤃𐤄

sâdeh

H7704 noun

SILEX Entry

Definition

An open, uncultivated or cultivated expanse of land outside of inhabited areas, typically but not exclusively used for agriculture, grazing, or as the site for natural vegetation. In various contexts, שָׂדֶה can refer to land under cultivation, open rural territory, a plot of ground, or, more generally, the countryside beyond city boundaries.

Semantic Range

field (agricultural or pasture), open land, countryside, rural area, farmland, plot of ground, territory, land outside city boundaries; sometimes contrasted with city or wilderness; site of work, ownership, or encounter

Root / Etymology

From the root שׂדה (s-d-h), which is not directly attested as a verbal root in the Hebrew Bible but is related to the idea of expanding or spreading out. The noun form שָׂדֶה derives from this root, conveying 'place that is spread out, open area.' The root is not widely attested outside of this noun in Biblical Hebrew.

Historical & Contextual Notes

שָׂדֶה is used throughout the Hebrew Bible to describe open land in contrast to an inhabited town or village, and is often distinguished from other landscape terms such as עִיר (city, town) and מִדְבָּר (wilderness). It occurs both in agricultural and pastoral contexts—designating cultivated farmland, vineyards, grazing space for livestock, or simply non-urban land. In legal and ritual texts (especially in Torah legislation) שָׂדֶה delineates property boundaries, inheritance, and rights of access or gleaning. In narrative, the 'field' often serves as the setting for encounters outside the social and juridical order of the city or home (e.g., Genesis 4:8, Ruth 2). Later biblical and post-biblical texts extend the term semantically to mean open country or rural territory as a whole, at times referring to territories collectively as opposed to city centers. Septuagint translation choices (ἀγρός, 'field') reinforce this sense. English translations tend to use 'field' or 'country,' but 'field' can obscure the variety of land types denoted. The use of 'field' as idiomatic for uncultivated or wild land is context-dependent and not restricted to farmland. In contrast, מִשּׂוֹר may mean 'plain,' and עֵמֶק 'valley,' each with more specific topographic meaning. The English gloss 'field' is generally accurate but may sometimes be too limiting.

Translation Consistency

primary "field" 50 occurrences

“Field” is the most natural, commonly used English word for שָׂדֶה and matches the typical sense across contexts (cultivated plot, pasture, open rural land). It is the dominant P2 rendering and easily covers singular/plural and idiomatic uses (field/fields, in the field) while remaining concise and consistent for every form of this Strong’s entry.

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Original Strong's Gloss (1890)

or שָׂדַי; from an unused root meaning to spread out; a field (as flat); country, field, ground, land, soil, [idiom] wild.

Bantu Hebrew

No Bantu Hebrew comparisons have been recorded for this word yet.

Root Family

שׂדה (Sidim) — to spread out, to extend, to be open

Root שׂדה to spread out, to extend, to be open
Strong's Lemma SIBI-P1
H7708 שִׂדִּים the Siddim Flats

Word Forms

41 distinct forms

SIDANCE Surface Transliteration Morphology Common SIBI-P1 SIBI-P2 Occurrences
H7704-07 הַ/שָּׂדֶ֖ה hasadeh HTd/Ncmsa of the field the open field the open field 131
H7704-01 בַּ/שָּׂדֶֽה basadeh HRd/Ncmsa in the field in the open field in the field 61
H7704-24 שְׂדֵ֥ה sedeh HNcmsc field open field of field of 24
H7704-17 שָׂדֶֽה sadeh HNcmsa of the field open field-land field 21
H7704-04 בִּ/שְׂדֵ֣ה bisedeh HR/Ncmsc in the field in open-land of in the field of 15
H7704-16 שָׂדָ֑י saday HNcmsa of the field open field open field 13
H7704-18 שָׂדֵ֜/הוּ sadehu HNcmsc/Sp3ms his field his open field his field 6
H7704-13 מִ/שְּׂדֵ֣ה misedeh HR/Ncmsc from a field from an open field from an open field 5
H7704-19 שָׂדְ/ךָ֖ sadekha HNcmsc/Sp2ms your field your open field your open field 5
H7704-23 שָׂד֣וֹת sadot HNcmpa fields open fields fields 5

Occurrences in Scripture

334 occurrences

SIDANCE Reference Word Transliteration Morphology Common SIBI-P1 SIBI-P2
H7704-07 Genesis 2:5 הַ/שָּׂדֶ֗ה hasadeh HTd/Ncmsa of the field the open field of the open field
H7704-07 Genesis 2:5 הַ/שָּׂדֶ֖ה hasadeh-2 HTd/Ncmsa of the field the open field of the open field
H7704-07 Genesis 2:19 הַ/שָּׂדֶה֙ hasadeh HTd/Ncmsa of the field the open field the open field
H7704-07 Genesis 2:20 הַ/שָּׂדֶ֑ה hasadeh HTd/Ncmsa of the field the open field the open field
H7704-07 Genesis 3:1 הַ/שָּׂדֶ֔ה hasadeh HTd/Ncmsa of the field the open field the open field
H7704-07 Genesis 3:14 הַ/שָּׂדֶ֑ה hasadeh HTd/Ncmsa of the field the open field the open field
H7704-07 Genesis 3:18 הַ/שָּׂדֶֽה hasadeh HTd/Ncmsa of the field the open field the open field
H7704-01 Genesis 4:8 בַּ/שָּׂדֶ֔ה basadeh HRd/Ncmsa in the field in the open field in the field
H7704-24 Genesis 14:7 שְׂדֵ֖ה sedeh HNcmsc country open field of field of
H7704-18 Genesis 23:9 שָׂדֵ֑/הוּ sadehu HNcmsc/Sp3ms of his field his open field his field
H7704-07 Genesis 23:11 הַ/שָּׂדֶה֙ hasadeh HTd/Ncmsa the field the open field the open field
H7704-07 Genesis 23:13 הַ/שָּׂדֶה֙ hasadeh HTd/Ncmsa of the field the open field the open field
H7704-24 Genesis 23:17 שְׂדֵ֣ה sedeh HNcmsc field open field of field of
H7704-07 Genesis 23:17 הַ/שָּׂדֶה֙ hasadeh HTd/Ncmsa the field the open field the open field
H7704-01 Genesis 23:17 בַּ/שָּׂדֶ֔ה basadeh HRd/Ncmsa in the field in the open field in the field
H7704-24 Genesis 23:19 שְׂדֵ֧ה sedeh HNcmsc of the field open field of field of
H7704-07 Genesis 23:20 הַ/שָּׂדֶ֜ה hasadeh HTd/Ncmsa the field the open field the open field
H7704-01 Genesis 24:63 בַּ/שָּׂדֶ֖ה basadeh HRd/Ncmsa in the field in the open field in the field
H7704-01 Genesis 24:65 בַּ/שָּׂדֶה֙ basadeh HRd/Ncmsa in the field in the open field in the field
H7704-24 Genesis 25:9 שְׂדֵ֞ה sedeh HNcmsc field open field of field of
H7704-07 Genesis 25:10 הַ/שָּׂדֶ֛ה hasadeh HTd/Ncmsa the field the open field the open field
H7704-17 Genesis 25:27 שָׂדֶ֑ה sadeh HNcmsa of the field open field-land of the field
H7704-07 Genesis 25:29 הַ/שָּׂדֶ֖ה hasadeh HTd/Ncmsa the field the open field the open field
H7704-07 Genesis 27:3 הַ/שָּׂדֶ֔ה hasadeh HTd/Ncmsa to the field the open field to the open field
H7704-07 Genesis 27:5 הַ/שָּׂדֶ֔ה hasadeh HTd/Ncmsa the field the open field the open field
H7704-17 Genesis 27:27 שָׂדֶ֔ה sadeh HNcmsa of a field open field-land field
H7704-01 Genesis 29:2 בַּ/שָּׂדֶ֗ה basadeh HRd/Ncmsa in the field in the open field in the field
H7704-01 Genesis 30:14 בַּ/שָּׂדֶ֔ה basadeh HRd/Ncmsa in the field in the open field in the field
H7704-07 Genesis 30:16 הַ/שָּׂדֶה֮ hasadeh HTd/Ncmsa the field the open field the open field
H7704-07 Genesis 31:4 הַ/שָּׂדֶ֖ה hasadeh HTd/Ncmsa the field the open field the open field
H7704-24 Genesis 32:4 שְׂדֵ֥ה sedeh HNcmsc the field of open field of field of
H7704-07 Genesis 33:19 הַ/שָּׂדֶ֗ה hasadeh HTd/Ncmsa of the field the open field the open field
H7704-01 Genesis 34:5 בַּ/שָּׂדֶ֑ה basadeh HRd/Ncmsa in the field in the open field in the field
H7704-07 Genesis 34:7 הַ/שָּׂדֶה֙ hasadeh HTd/Ncmsa the field the open field the open field
H7704-01 Genesis 34:28 בַּ/שָּׂדֶ֖ה basadeh HRd/Ncmsa in the field in the open field in the field
H7704-04 Genesis 36:35 בִּ/שְׂדֵ֣ה bisedeh HR/Ncmsc in the field in open-land of in the field of
H7704-07 Genesis 37:7 הַ/שָּׂדֶ֔ה hasadeh HTd/Ncmsa the field the open field the open field
H7704-01 Genesis 37:15 בַּ/שָּׂדֶ֑ה basadeh HRd/Ncmsa in the field in the open field in the field
H7704-35 Genesis 39:5 וּ/בַ/שָּׂדֶֽה uvasadeh HC/Rd/Ncmsa and in the field and in the open field and in the field
H7704-24 Genesis 41:48 שְׂדֵה sedeh HNcmsc field open field of field of
H7704-18 Genesis 47:20 שָׂדֵ֔/הוּ sadehu HNcmsc/Sp3ms his field his open field his field
H7704-07 Genesis 47:24 הַ/שָּׂדֶ֧ה hasadeh HTd/Ncmsa of the field the open field the open field
H7704-04 Genesis 49:29 בִּ/שְׂדֵ֖ה bisedeh HR/Ncmsc in the field in open-land of in the field of
H7704-04 Genesis 49:30 בִּ/שְׂדֵ֧ה bisedeh HR/Ncmsc in the field in open-land of in the field of
H7704-07 Genesis 49:30 הַ/שָּׂדֶ֗ה hasadeh HTd/Ncmsa the field the open field the open field
H7704-07 Genesis 49:32 הַ/שָּׂדֶ֛ה hasadeh HTd/Ncmsa of the field the open field the open field
H7704-24 Genesis 50:13 שְׂדֵ֣ה sedeh HNcmsc of the field open field of field of
H7704-07 Genesis 50:13 הַ/שָּׂדֶ֜ה hasadeh HTd/Ncmsa the field the open field the open field
H7704-01 Exodus 1:14 בַּ/שָּׂדֶ֑ה basadeh HRd/Ncmsa in the field; in the open field in the field
H7704-08 Exodus 8:9 הַ/שָּׂדֹֽת hasadot HTd/Ncmpa the fields the open fields the fields
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