בַּ/שָּׂדֶֽה

𐤁/𐤔𐤃𐤄

basadeh

in the field

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

H7704

2 Samuel 2:18 · Word #15

Lexicon H7704

Lemmaשָׂדֶה
Lemma (Paleo)𐤔𐤃𐤄
Transliterationsâdeh
Strong'sH7704
In-contextin the field

Morphology HRd/Ncmsa All morphology codes

Part of Speech N — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea
Subtype c — Common — Common noun
Gender m — Masculine — Masculine
Number s — Singular — Singular
State a — Absolute — The noun stands independently

SIBI-P1 H7704-01

in the open field

Rootשדה (ś-d-h)
Core Meaningsto spread out, open expanse, field, cultivated land, countryside
Semantic Rangefield, farmland, open countryside, rural territory, land outside a city, the wild or uncultivated areas
Conceptual SignificanceThe "field" represents the realm of agriculture, livelihood, and blessing, but also vulnerability outside city protection. In covenant contexts it signifies the sphere of daily sustenance and the broader land promised to Israel.
Morphological NotesPreposition בְּ ("in") with assimilated definite article ("the") + masculine singular absolute noun שָׂדֶה. The article is indicated by the pataḥ and dagesh in the following consonant.
Rendering RationaleThe noun שָׂדֶה denotes a spread-out, open expanse of land used for cultivation or lying outside settlements. The prefixed בַּ־ combines the preposition "in" with the definite article, and the noun is masculine singular absolute, so "in the open field" preserves the definite, singular form and reflects the root sense of a spread-out place.

AI-generated (openai/gpt-5.2-chat-latest)

Words from Root שדה (to spread out, open expanse, field, cultivated land, countryside)

SILEX Code Transliteration SIBI-P1
H7704-02 besadeh in the open field
H7704-03 besadekha in your spread-out field
H7709-01 beshademot in the cultivated fields of

Word Usage (334 occurrences of H7704)

Location Form Transliteration Meaning
Genesis 2:5 הַ/שָּׂדֶ֗ה hasadeh of the field
Genesis 2:5 הַ/שָּׂדֶ֖ה hasadeh-2 of the field
Genesis 2:19 הַ/שָּׂדֶה֙ hasadeh of the field