Word Study · Strong's H7713 · Hebrew
שְׂדֵרָה
sederah
sed-ay-raw'
Strong's 1890 spelling: sᵉdêrâh
“a row, i.e. rank (of soldiers), story (of rooms)”
Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain
a row, i.e. rank (of soldiers), story (of rooms)
Rendered in the KJV as
board, range.
- 4occurrencesin the Old Testament
- 3 of 39Old Testament bookswhere the word stands
- 4inflected formsdistinct spellings
Across 4 occurrences
The word itself
Inflected forms · 4
- הַשְּׂדֵר֖וֹת1
- הַשְּׂדֵר֔וֹת1
- וּשְׂדֵרֹ֖ת1
- לַשְּׂדֵרֹ֔ת1
How it is rendered · 3
- the ranks2
- and planks1
- to the ranks1
The sense the word carries at each spot — how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.
How it parses · 3
- the definite article (“the”) + noun · feminine plural2
- conjunction (“and”) + noun · feminine plural1
- preposition with the article + noun · feminine plural1
Show the grammar codes as tagged
- HTd/Ncfpa · 2
- HC/Ncfpa · 1
- HRd/Ncfpa · 1
All 4, in canonical order
The ledger of occurrences
Where this word lives
2 Kings carries the most and opens below; every other book is one click.
2 Kings2 occurrences
- 2 Kings 11:8הַשְּׂדֵר֖וֹתhasederotthe definite article (“the”) + noun · feminine pluralYou must surround the king with weapons in hand, and anyone who approaches the ranks must be put to death. You must stay close to the king wherever he goes.”here: the ranks
- 2 Kings 11:15לַשְּׂדֵרֹ֔תlasederotpreposition with the article + noun · feminine pluralAnd Jehoiada the priest ordered the commanders of hundreds in charge of the army, “Bring her out between the ranks, and put to the sword anyone who follows her.” For the priest had said, “She must not be put to death in the house of the LORD.”here: to the ranks