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
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| 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
ba-sa-DE
- phraseyour reading level
va-te-lak-KET ba-sa-DE
- clause
va-te-LEKH va-ta-VO va-te-lak-KET ba-sa-DE a-kha-RE ha-kots-REEM
- 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 context — Ruth 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.