שְׁרֵמָה
𐤔𐤓𐤌𐤄
shᵉrêmâh
H8309 noun
SILEX Entry
Definition
A field or tract of cultivated land; used to refer to agricultural land, typically designating an area sown with grain or crops. The primary sense is a recognized, demarcated piece of farmland, distinct from wilderness or pasture.
Semantic Range
field, cultivated field, tract of arable land, farmland
Root / Etymology
Uncertain; likely a scribal or orthographic variant of שְׁדֵמָה (sh'demah), which derives from the root שָׂדֶה (to spread out, extend), meaning field or open country. In the Masoretic tradition and textual transmission, שְׁרֵמָה appears sporadically and most scholars consider it to have arisen from a copying or vocalization error.
Historical & Contextual Notes
שְׁרֵמָה appears only in Jeremiah 39:10 (MT: [38:10]), and most modern editions, lexica, and critical apparatuses treat it as an orthographic variant of שְׁדֵמָה. Contextually, both refer to tilled or productive land given by the Babylonians to the poorest inhabitants remaining in the land after the exile of Jerusalem's elites. The base sense is agricultural, and it is not a technical term for any specific legal or administrative tract. English translations standardize the term as 'field' or 'fields,' but the distinction from other field terms (שָׂדֶה, אָדָמָה) is minimal in this passage. The form is not attested outside this context or earlier Israelite usage; it likely reflects a late scribal error or regional pronunciation.
Original Strong's Gloss (1890)
probably by an orthographical error for שְׁדֵמָה; a common; field.
Bantu Hebrew
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שׁדה (sh-d-h) — to spread out, extend, provide cultivated land
Word Forms
1 distinct form
| SIDANCE | Surface | Transliteration | Morphology | Common | SIBI-P1 | Occurrences |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
H8309-01 |
ה/שרמות | hshrmvt | HTd/Ncfpa |
the barren places | the cultivated fields | 1 |
Occurrences in Scripture
1 total occurrence
| SIDANCE | Reference | Word | Transliteration | Morphology | Common | SIBI-P1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
H8309-01 |
Jeremiah 31:40 | ה/שרמות | hshrmvt | HTd/Ncfpa |
the barren places | the cultivated fields |