2 Kings 18:17:232 Kgs.18.17.W23TAB
שְׂדֵ֥ה
sede
“field of”
- Transliteration
- se-DE
- Extended
- seh-DEH
- IPA
- /səˈðeː/
Meaning by language
- English
- field of
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Dalet | d as in door | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
se-DE
- phraseyour reading level
se-DE kho-VES
- clause
va-ya-a-LU va-ya-BO-u ye-ru-sha-LA-im va-ya-a-LU va-ya-BO-u va-ya-am-DU bit-a-LAT ha-be-re-KHA ha-e-lyo-NA a-SHER bim-si-LAT se-DE kho-VES
- sentence
va-yish-LAKH ME-lekh-a-SHUR et-tar-TAN ve-et-rav-sa-RIS ve-et-rav-sha-KE min-la-KHISH el-ha-ME-lekh khiz-ki-YA-hu be-KHEIL ka-VED ye-ru-sha-LA-im va-ya-a-LU va-ya-BO-u ye-ru-sha-LA-im va-ya-a-LU va-ya-BO-u va-ya-am-DU bit-a-LAT ha-be-re-KHA ha-e-lyo-NA a-SHER bim-si-LAT se-DE kho-VES
Exegesis
The locative biṭ-‘ā-lat ha-breikha hā-‘elyonāh ’ăšer bi-me-sillat sede kōbēs {בִּתְעָלַת הַבְּרֵכָ֣ה הָֽעֶלְיוֹנָ֔ה אֲשֶׁר בִּמְסִלַּ֖ת שְׂדֵה כוֹבֵֽס | biṭ-‘ā-lat ha-breikha hā-‘elyonāh ’ăšer bi-me-sillat sede kōbēs} ‘at the conduit of the upper pool, which is on the highway of the Washerman’s Field’ uses nested locative constructions and a relative clause to pinpoint the site. English word order preserves these syntactic emphases.
Root and etymology
s-d-hsin-dalet-he
“field”
In context — 2 Kings 18:17
Then the king of Assyria sent Tartan, Rav-saris, and Rav-shakeh from Lachish to King Hezekiah with a great army to Jerusalem. They went up and came to Jerusalem, and when they ascended and arrived, they stood at the conduit of the upper pool, which is on the highway to the Washerman’s Field .
About this coordinate
2 Kings 18:17:23 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 23 of 2 Kings 18:17, so the Hebrew word שְׂדֵ֥ה (sede) can be cited, linked and studied at exactly this position rather than somewhere in the verse. In the Biblical Knowledge Coordinate System the same position is written 2 Kgs.18.17.W23, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Kgs.18.17.W23.S1) and character.