The meaning of “שְׂדֵרָה”
Understanding sᵉdêrâh reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.
board, range. - a row, i.e. rank (of soldiers), story (of rooms) 1) row, rank (of soldiers) 1a) rows, ranks 1b) technica...
שְׂדֵרָה
board, range. - a row, i.e. rank (of soldiers), story (of rooms) 1) row, rank (of soldiers) 1a) rows, ranks 1b) technical term of building 1b1) meaning unknown
Occurrences in the Bible
| Reference | Text | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 Kings 6:9 | “So he built the house, and finished it; and covered the house with beams and boards of cedar.” Word: שְׂדֵרָה (sᵉdêrâh) | |
| 2 Kings 11:8 | “And ye shall compass the king round about, every man with his weapons in his hand: and he that cometh within the ranges, let him be slain: and be ye with the king as he goeth out and as he cometh in.” Word: שְׂדֵרָה (sᵉdêrâh) | |
| 2 Kings 11:15 | “But Jehoiada the priest commanded the captains of the hundreds, the officers of the host, and said unto them, Have her forth without the ranges: and him that followeth her kill with the sword. For the priest had said, Let her not be slain in the house of the Lord.” Word: שְׂדֵרָה (sᵉdêrâh) |