שדה

Hebrew

Etymology 1

Root
שׂ־ד־ה (s-d-h)
1 term

Compare Akkadian 𒆳 (šadûm, mountain; desert) and Ugaritic 𐎌𐎄 (šd /⁠šadû⁠/, field).

Pronunciation

  • (Biblical Hebrew) IPA(key): /ɬaːˈdɛː/, [ɬaːˈðɛː]
  • (Tiberian Hebrew) IPA(key): /sɔːˈðɛ/ [sɔːˈðɛː]
  • (Yemenite Hebrew) IPA(key): /sɔˈða/ [sɔːˈðæː]
  • (Modern Israeli Hebrew) IPA(key): /saˈde/
  • Audio:(file)

Noun

שָׂדֶה • (sadém (plural indefinite שָׂדוֹת, singular construct שְׂדֵה־, plural construct שְׂדוֹת־) [pattern: קָטָל]

  1. field (wide space for crops)
    • Tanach, Isaiah 5:8, with translation of the Jewish Publication Society:
      הוֹי, מַגִּיעֵי בַיִת בְּבַיִת־־שָׂדֶה בְשָׂדֶה, יַקְרִיבוּ: עַד אֶפֶס מָקוֹם, וְהוּשַׁבְתֶּם לְבַדְּכֶם בְּקֶרֶב הָאָרֶץ.
      Woe unto them that join house to house, that lay field to field, till there be no room, and ye be made to dwell alone in the midst of the land!
  2. (by extension, mathematics) field (set with two operations)
Derived terms

Etymology 2

See שֵׁד.

Noun

שֵׁדָה • (shedáf (masculine counterpart שֵׁד)

  1. demon, she-devil

Etymology 3

From Arabic شَدَّة (šadda).

Noun

שַׁדָּה • (shadáf

  1. shadda

Etymology 4

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Root
שׁ־ד־ד (sh-d-d)
4 terms

Noun

שִׁדָּה • (shidáf (plural indefinite שִׁדּוֹת, singular construct שִׁדַּת־)

  1. defective spelling of שידה

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