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שְׁדֵמָה H7709
H7709 is the Hebrew word שְׁדֵמָה, transliterated shᵉdêmâh and said shed-ay-maw'. The King James Version most often renders it fields.
What it means
a cultivated field.
Where it comes from
apparently from H7704 (שָׂדֶה).
How the King James Version translates it
Across 6 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.
Strong's own list of renderings: blasted, field.
Verses using שְׁדֵמָה
All 6 verses, quoted in full.
Deuteronomy 32:32 · KJV
For their vine is of the vine of Sodom, and of the fields of Gomorrah: their grapes are grapes of gall, their clusters are bitter:
2 Kings 23:4 · KJV
And the king commanded Hilkiah the high priest, and the priests of the second order, and the keepers of the door, to bring forth out of the temple of the LORD all the vessels that were made for Baal, and for the grove, and for all the host of heaven: and he burned them without Jerusalem in the fields of Kidron, and carried the ashes of them unto Bethel.
Isaiah 16:8 · KJV
For the fields of Heshbon languish, and the vine of Sibmah: the lords of the heathen have broken down the principal plants thereof, they are come even unto Jazer, they wandered through the wilderness: her branches are stretched out, they are gone over the sea.
Isaiah 37:27 · KJV
Therefore their inhabitants were of small power, they were dismayed and confounded: they were as the grass of the field, and as the green herb, as the grass on the housetops, and as corn blasted before it be grown up.
Jeremiah 31:40 · KJV
And the whole valley of the dead bodies, and of the ashes, and all the fields unto the brook of Kidron, unto the corner of the horse gate toward the east, shall be holy unto the LORD; it shall not be plucked up, nor thrown down any more for ever.
Habakkuk 3:17 · KJV
Although the fig tree shall not blossom, neither shall fruit be in the vines; the labour of the olive shall fail, and the fields shall yield no meat; the flock shall be cut off from the fold, and there shall be no herd in the stalls:
Common questions
What does Strong's H7709 mean?
H7709 is the Hebrew word שְׁדֵמָה (shᵉdêmâh), meaning a cultivated field.
How is H7709 translated in the King James Version?
The King James translators rendered it fields (5 times), corn blasted (1 time).
How many times does H7709 appear in the Bible?
שְׁדֵמָה (shᵉdêmâh) is tagged in 6 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.
Where does H7709 come from?
Strong's gives its derivation as: apparently from H7704 (שָׂדֶה).
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