Ruth 2:3:4Ruth.2.3.W4TAB

בַּשָּׂדֶ֔ה

basade

in the field

Transliteration
ba-sa-DE
Extended
bah-sah-DEH
IPA
/bas.saˈdɛː/

Meaning by language

English
in the field

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Result
בַּ + שָּׂ + דֶ֔ה
ba + sa + de
basade

Alphabet Analysis

Betb with dagesh; v without dagesh
Patachshort 'ah' as in father
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

    ba-sa-DE

  2. phraseyour reading level

    va-te-lak-KET ba-sa-DE

  3. clause

    va-te-LEKH va-ta-VO va-te-lak-KET ba-sa-DE a-kha-RE ha-kots-REEM

  4. sentence

    va-te-LEKH va-ta-VO va-te-lak-KET ba-sa-DE a-kha-RE ha-kots-REEM va-yi-KER mik-re-HA KHEL-kat ha-sa-DE le-VO-az a-SHER mim-mish-pa-KHAT e-li-ME-lekh

Exegesis

The phrase basadeh {בַּשָּׂדֶ֔ה | ba·sā·ḏé} “in the field” is temporally framed by acharei hakotzerim {אַחֲרֵ֖י הַקֹּצְרִ֑ים | a·ḥa·rê hak·kō·ṣərî·m} “after the reapers.”

Root and etymology

Rootshin–dalet–heh

field, open land

In contextRuth 2:3

So she went out and came and gleaned in the field after the reapers; and it happened that her chance led her to a portion of the field belonging to Boaz, who was of the clan of Elimelech.

About this coordinate

Ruth 2:3:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Ruth 2:3, so the Hebrew word בַּשָּׂדֶ֔ה (basade) 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 Ruth.2.3.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Ruth.2.3.W4.S1) and character.