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
Alphabet Analysis
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Dalet | d as in door | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
be-SA-deh
- 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
- 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 context — Deuteronomy 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.