The meaning of “שְׁדֵמָה”
Understanding shᵉdêmâh reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.
apparently from שָׂדֶה blasted, field. - a cultivated field 1) field
שְׁדֵמָה
apparently from שָׂדֶה blasted, field. - a cultivated field 1) field
Occurrences in the Bible
| Reference | Text | |
|---|---|---|
| Deuteronomy 32:32 | “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:” Word: שְׁדֵמָה (shᵉdêmâh) | |
| 2 Kings 23:4 | “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 Beth–el.” Word: שְׁדֵמָה (shᵉdêmâh) | |
| Isaiah 37:27 | “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.” Word: שְׁדֵמָה (shᵉdêmâh) | |
| Jeremiah 31:40 | “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. ” Word: שְׁדֵמָה (shᵉdêmâh) | |
| Habakkuk 3:17 | “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:” Word: שְׁדֵמָה (shᵉdêmâh) |