HebrewH7704Noun (Masculine)

שָׂדַי

sa.day

292Occurrences
H7704Strong's #
Noun (Masculine)Part of Speech

Definition

Quick Definition(Strong's Concordance)

a field (as flat)

or שָׂדַי; from an unused root meaning to spread out;

Full Lexicon Entry(Abbott-Smith)
This name means field, land, plain Another spelling of cher.mon (*חֶרְמוֹן *"Hermon" H2768)

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Grammar & Morphology

Part of Speech

Noun (Masculine)

Morphology Code

H:N-M

Full Description

H:N-M

Occurrences

שָׂדַי appears 292 times in the Old Testament.

Distribution by Book

Genesis
42
Jeremiah
26
Ezk
25
Leviticus
22
1 Samuel
21
Deuteronomy
13
Ruth
13
2 Samuel
12

Key Passages

1 Chronicles 1:46BSB

When Husham died, Hadad son of Bedad, who defeated Midian in the country of Moab, reigned in his place. And the name of his city was Avith.

2 Samuel 9:7BSB

“Do not be afraid,” said David, “for surely I will show you kindness for the sake of your father Jonathan. I will restore to you all the land of your grandfather Saul, and you will always eat at my table.”

Genesis 23:17BSB

So Ephron’s field at Machpelah near Mamre, the cave that was in it, and all the trees within the boundaries of the field were deeded over

Judges 9:44BSB

Then Abimelech and the companies with him rushed forward and took their stand at the entrance of the city gate. The other two companies rushed against all who were in the fields and struck them down.

Leviticus 27:19BSB

And if the one who consecrated the field decides to redeem it, he must add a fifth to the assessed value, and it shall belong to him.

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