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שְׁדֵמָה

𐤔𐤃𐤌𐤄

shᵉdêmâh

H7709 noun

SILEX Entry

Root שדה to spread out, extend, cultivate land

Definition

A cultivated field, typically a tract of land that is worked for agriculture, distinct from uncultivated wilderness or pastureland. The term signals land that is intentionally prepared and maintained for the growth of crops (especially cereals).

Semantic Range

cultivated field, farmland, tilled land, sown field; tract of land used for agriculture

Root / Etymology

Derived from the root שָׂדֶה (s-d-h), meaning 'field' or 'open country.' שְׁדֵמָה is an alternate morphological form with a preformative, indicating a specific type—a cultivated, managed field, primarily for growing grains.

Historical & Contextual Notes

שְׁדֵמָה appears infrequently in the Hebrew Bible and is typically used in poetic or elevated speech, such as in prophetic or wisdom literature (e.g., Job 5:10; Isaiah 16:8; Joel 1:10). It usually emphasizes the idea of a human-managed, productive piece of farmland rather than an unfenced or undifferentiated field. In contexts of disaster or divine judgment (as in Joel 1:10), the term is paired with terms for vineyards and other crops, stressing the loss or devastation of staple agricultural land. English translations often render it merely as 'field,' but the nuance of cultivated land may be missed. The distinction between שָׂדֶה (general field) and שְׁדֵמָה (specifically cultivated field) is often lost in translation. In later Hebrew (and in Modern Hebrew), שדה continues to be the general word, while שְׁדֵמָה has become more literary or rare. The KJV sometimes translates the word as 'field' or includes it as part of phrases such as 'fields are wasted' (Joel 1:10), which underrepresents the agricultural, cultivated nuance.

Translation Consistency

primary "field" 6 occurrences

The SILEX sense is a tract of land worked for crops; the simple, natural English noun “field” captures cultivated land/farmland/tilled ground and reads well across contexts. It can be qualified (e.g. “cultivated field” or “sown field”) when needed while keeping a single consistent base word for all forms.

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Original Strong's Gloss (1890)

apparently from שָׂדֶה; a cultivated field; blasted, field.

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Root Family

שדה (ś-d-h) — to spread out, extend, cultivate land

Strong's Lemma SIBI-P1
H7704 שָׂדֶה open field-land

Word Forms

6 distinct forms

SIDANCE Surface Transliteration Morphology Common SIBI-P1 SIBI-P2 Occurrences
H7709-03 שַׁדְמוֹת֩ shademot HNcfpc fields cultivated fields of cultivated fields of 1
H7709-01 בְּ/שַׁדְמ֣וֹת beshademot HR/Ncfpc in the fields of in cultivated fields of in the fields of 1
H7709-02 הַ/שְּׁדֵמוֹת֩ hashedemot HTd/Ncfpa the fields the cultivated fields the cultivated fields 1
H7709-05 וּ/שְׁדֵמָ֖ה ushedemah HC/Ncfsa and-field-crop and cultivated field and cultivated field 1
H7709-06 וּ/שְׁדֵמ֖וֹת ushedemot HC/Ncfpa and the fields and cultivated fields and cultivated fields 1
H7709-04 וּ/מִ/שַּׁדְמֹ֖ת umishademot HC/R/Ncfpc and from the fields and from cultivated fields of and from cultivated fields of 1

Occurrences in Scripture

6 occurrences

SIDANCE Reference Word Transliteration Morphology Common SIBI-P1 SIBI-P2
H7709-04 Deuteronomy 32:32 וּ/מִ/שַּׁדְמֹ֖ת umishademot HC/R/Ncfpc and from the fields and from cultivated fields of and from cultivated fields of
H7709-01 2 Kings 23:4 בְּ/שַׁדְמ֣וֹת beshademot HR/Ncfpc in the fields of in cultivated fields of in the fields of
H7709-03 Isaiah 16:8 שַׁדְמוֹת֩ shademot HNcfpc fields cultivated fields of cultivated fields of
H7709-05 Isaiah 37:27 וּ/שְׁדֵמָ֖ה ushedemah HC/Ncfsa and-field-crop and cultivated field and cultivated field
H7709-02 Jeremiah 31:40 הַ/שְּׁדֵמוֹת֩ hashedemot HTd/Ncfpa the fields the cultivated fields the cultivated fields
H7709-06 Habakkuk 3:17 וּ/שְׁדֵמ֖וֹת ushedemot HC/Ncfpa and the fields and cultivated fields and cultivated fields
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