Deuteronomy 22:25:3Deut.22.25.W3TAB

בְּשָׂדֶ֖ה

besadeh

in the field

Transliteration
be-SA-deh
Extended
beh-SAH-deh
IPA
/bəsaˈdɛ/

Meaning by language

English
in the field

Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it

Result
בְּ + שָׂ + דֶ֖ה
be + sa + deh
besadeh

Alphabet Analysis

Betb with dagesh; v without dagesh
Shevavocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable
Shinshin with right dot; sin with left dot
Qametslong 'ah'
Daletd as in door
Segholshort 'eh' as in met
Heh as in house; silent at word end

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Word in context

  1. word

    be-SA-deh

  2. clause

    ve-KHI-yi-he-YEH ISH be-SA-deh ye-fa-GESH i-SHA ham-e-o-ra-SA ve-he-khe-ZIK BAH ha-ISH ve-sha-KHAV im-MAH

  3. sentence

    ve-KHI-yi-he-YEH ISH be-SA-deh ye-fa-GESH i-SHA ham-e-o-ra-SA ve-he-khe-ZIK BAH ha-ISH ve-sha-KHAV im-MAH u-MET ha-ISH a-SHER-sha-KHAV im-MAH

Exegesis

The locative phrase ba-sadeh {בַּשָּׂדֶה | ba-śa-deh} ‘in the field’ marks a remote setting that heightens vulnerability.

Root and etymology

ש־ד־ה

field, open land

In contextDeuteronomy 22:25

But if in the field the man finds the young woman who is engaged , and the man seizes her and lies with her, then the man who lay with her alone shall die.

About this coordinate

Deuteronomy 22:25:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Deuteronomy 22:25, so the Hebrew word בְּשָׂדֶ֖ה (besadeh) 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 Deut.22.25.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Deut.22.25.W3.S1) and character.