H7704. sadeh

שָׂדַי‎ noun masculine^{Psalm 96:12} field, land (rare original form of שָׂדֶה‎ (q. v. below), only in poetry); — absolute ׳שׂ‎ Jeremiah 4:17, שָׂדָ֑י‎ Hosea 10:4 +; —

1 cultivated field Hosea 12:12, also 10:4 (si vera lectio, but see Now), yielding food Deuteronomy 32:13; Lamentations 4:9; שׂ ׳שֹׁמְרֵי‎ Jeremiah 4:17 keepers, watchmen of a field.

2 home of wild beasts: שׂ ׳בְּהֵמוֺת‎ Psalm 8:8; Joel 2:22, שׂ ׳חַיְתוֺ‎ Isaiah 56:9; Psalm 104:11, שׂ ׳זִזִ‎ 50:11; 80:14.

3 plain, opposite mountain, Jeremiah 18:14; (but dubious, Co Du שִׂרְיֹן‎).

4 land, opposed to sea, Psalm 96:12 (compare שָׂדֶה‎

3; "" תֵּבֵל‎ Psalm 98:7).

שָׂדֶה‎₃₁₈ noun masculine^{Leviticus 27:24} id. (ordinary contracted form Ges^{§ 84 a f}); — absolute ׳שׂ‎ Genesis 2:5 (twice in verse) +; construct שְׂדֵה‎ 14:7 +; suffix שָׂדִי‎ Jeremiah 32:7-8, שָֽׂדְךָ‎ Deuteronomy 11:15 +, שָׂדֶ֑ךָ‎ 24:19; Leviticus 25:3, etc.; plural שָׂדוֺת‎ 1 Samuel 22:7 +, construct שְׂדוֺת‎ Nehemiah 12:29; also שְׂדֵי‎ 2 Samuel 1:21; Isaiah 32:12; Ruth 1:1 8t. (some might be singular = שְׂדֵה‎ compare Ba^{ZMG xlii (1888), 351} SS Buhl; note, e.g. שְׂדֵי‎ 1:6a, = שְׂדֵה‎ v^b 4:3; but see Kö^{ii. 1, 77}); suffix שְׂדֹתֶיהָ‎ Nehemiah 11:30, etc.; also שָׂדֶיךָ‎ 1 Kings 2:26, שָׂדֵינוּ‎ Micah 2:4; —

1 open field, country:

a. pasture-land Genesis 29:2; 30:16; Exodus 9:3 (all J), Deuteronomy 11:15; 1 Samuel 11:5 10t. J, JE.

b. unfrequented Genesis 24:63, 65, exposed to violence 4:8 (J), 2 Samuel 14:6; Deuteronomy 21:1; 22:25, 27, to wild beasts Exodus 22:30 (E), Ezekiel 33:27.

c. specifically home of beasts: 2 Samuel 17:8; Jeremiah 14:5; especially phrase הַשּׂ ׳חַיַּת‎ Genesis 2:19-20, 3:1, 14 (all J) of beasts in General, and, of wild beasts, Exodus 23:11, 29 (E), Hosea 2:14; 2:20; 4:3; 13:8; Deuteronomy 7:22; Leviticus 26:22 (H), Job 5:23 ("" הָאָרֶץ חַיַּת‎), + 16 t.; הַשּׂ ׳בֶּהֱמַת‎ 1 Samuel 17:44 compare Joel 1:20; הַשּׂ ׳אַיְלוֺת‎ Song of Solomon 2:7; 3:5, compare בַּשּׂ אֲשֶׁר ׳הַצְּבָיִם‎ 2 Samuel 2:18; hunting-ground Genesis 25:29; 27:3, 5 (all J E), compare שׂ ׳אִישׁ‎ 25:27 (J E; "" צַיִד יֹדֵעַ אִישׁ‎).

d. yielding plants and trees: Genesis 25:27 (JE), 30:14 (J), Exodus 10:5 (JE), 2 Kings 4:39; Ezekiel 21:2; 39:10; especially phrase הַשּׂ ׳עֵשֶׂב‎ Genesis 2:5; 3:18 (both J), + 6 t. + ׳ע ׳בַּשּׂ‎ Zechariah 10:1; הַשּׂ ׳שִׂיח‎ Genesis 2:5, שׂ ׳גֶּפֶן‎ 2 Kings 4:39, שׂ ׳מַּקֻּעֹת‎ V:39, הַשּׂ ׳צִיץ‎ Isaiah 40:15; Psalm 103:15, הַשּׂ ׳צֶמַח‎ Ezekiel 16:7; הַשּׂ ׳עֵץ‎ (4 t. עֲצֵי‎) Exodus 9:25 (JE), Deuteronomy 20:19; Leviticus 26:4 (H) Isaiah 55:12 8t.; 2 Samuel 1:21 see תְּרוּמָה‎, √ רום‎.

e. stony, הַשּׂ ׳אַבְנֵי‎ Job 5:23.

f. open country, outside of walled city Judges 9:32, 42, 43, 44; 19:16; 1 Samuel 19:3; 20:5, 11 (twice in verse); 20:24, 35; 2 Kings 7:12; Micah 4:10; as battle-ground Joshua 8:24 (J), 2 Samuel 10:8 = 1 Chronicles 19:9; 2 Samuel 11:23; 18:6, outside of military camp 1 Samuel 4:2; 14:15; opposed to city (in formula) 1 Kings 14:11; 16:4; 21:24; Jeremiah 14:18; Ezekiel 7:15; אֶרֶץ שְׂדֵה‎ Leviticus 25:31; as site of small town, country+? 1 Samuel 27:5 (opposed to royal city), compare 1 Chronicles 27:25; of high places, בַּשּׂ ׳גְּבָעוֺת‎ Jeremiah 13:27; quite General, 1 Samuel 30:11; Jeremiah 40:7, 13; including road Judges 20:31; 1 Kings 11:29; Jeremiah 6:25; distinguished from road Numbers 22:23 (JE), 2 Samuel 20:12; outside houses and courtyards Exodus 8:9 (P), 1 Samuel 25:15; ׳בַּשּׂ‎ nearly = outdoors Exodus 1:14 (P), Judges 13:9; of surface of country or ground, ׳בַּשּׂ‎ Exodus 16:25 (J E; = הַמִּדְבָּר עַלמְּֿנֵי‎ V:14), compare 1 Samuel 14:25; so הַשּׂ לְַמְּֿנֵי ׳(אֶל)‎ 2 Kings 9:37; Jeremiah 9:22; Ezekiel 29:5 ("" הַמִּדְבָּ֫רָה‎), 32:4; 39:5; same phrase opposed to house, comfort, etc., 2 Samuel 11:11; Ezekiel 16:5, opposed to city Leviticus 14:7, 53, opposed to tent Numbers 19:16 (all P), opposed to tent of meeting Leviticus 17:5 (H).

g. = expanse of country, opposed to mountain, in phrase שׂ ׳מְרוֺמֵי‎ Judges 5:18; בַּשּׂ ׳הֲרָרִי‎ Jeremiah 17:3 (of Jerusalem) is dubious; compare הַשּׂ ׳לְעִי‎ Micah 1:6 (Jeremiah 18:14 see שָׂדַי‎).

2 definite portion of ground, field, land:

a. cultivated ground Genesis 37:7 (E), 47:24 (J; הַשָּׂדֶה זֶרַע‎), Exodus 22:4 (3 t. in verse); 22:5 (E), Leviticus 27:16-17, (P), Micah 3:12 (in simile) Ruth 2:2 47t., + תְרוּמוֺת שְׂדֵי‎ 2 Samuel 1:21, זָֿ֑רַע׳שׂ‎ Ezekiel 17:5, טוֺב שָׂדֶה‎ V:8 good soil.

b. as private property, Micah 5:2; 5:4; Isaiah 5:8 (twice in verse); Genesis 47:20 (J), 23:9, 11, 13 (P) + 50 t., + 2 Chronicles 26:23 (as burial-place); also (הַ)שּׂ ׳חֶלְקַת‎, see חֶלְקָה‎; and ׳שׂ צֹפִים‎, see צפה‎.

c. city-land, adjacent to city (town) and subject to its control: Genesis 41:48 (E), Leviticus 25:34 (P), Joshua 21:12 (P) = 1 Chronicles 6:41; Nehemiah 11:25, 30; 12:29, 44; specifically of Zoan Psalm 78:12; 78:43.

d. territory of nation, tribe: Genesis 32:4; Numbers 21:20 (both J E), Judges 5:4; Ruth 1:1-2, Genesis 14:7 13t. + יִשׂ נִחֲלַת ׳שְׂדֵה‎ Judges 20:6.

e. territory of king, 2 Samuel 9:7; 13:30.

3 land, opposed to sea, 1 Chronicles 16:32 (opposed to הַיָּם‎; = שָׂדַי‎ Psalm 96:12), perhaps also mainland Ezekiel 26:6, 8 (Co Krae Toy and others; not Sm).

שִׂדִּים‎ see שׂדד‎. שְׂדֵרָה‎ see סדר‎ above,