שְׂדֵרָהsᵉdêrâh

a row, i.e. rank (of soldiers), story (of rooms)

Pronunciation: sed-ay-raw' · Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament) · H7713

Meanings

1. row, rank, of soldiers in line

2. architectural term, probably for סְדֵרָה

1. rows, ranks (2 Kings 11:8; 2 Kings 11:15; 2 Chronicles 23:14)

2. technical term of building, meaning unknown (1 Kings 6:9)

Where it appears

Appears 4 times in the Bible.

  • 1 Kings 6:9 After completing the Temple structure, Solomon put in a ceiling made of cedar beams and planks.
  • 2 Kings 11:8 Form a bodyguard around the king and keep your weapons in hand. Kill anyone who tries to break through. Stay with the king wherever he goes.”
  • 2 Kings 11:15 Then Jehoiada the priest ordered the commanders who were in charge of the troops, “Take her to the soldiers in front of the Temple, and kill anyone who tries to rescue her.” For the priest had said, “She must not be killed in the Temple of the Lord.”
  • 2 Chronicles 23:14 Then Jehoiada the priest ordered the commanders who were in charge of the troops, “Take her to the soldiers in front of the Temple, and kill anyone who tries to rescue her.” For the priest had said, “She must not be killed in the Temple of the Lord.”

Source: Brown, Driver and Briggs, Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament (1906), public domain; markup by unfoldingWord, CC BY (github.com/unfoldingWord/Brown-Driver-Briggs-Enhanced).