sa.man describes something set in a designated place, as barley is placed within a sowing arrangement.

The attested use depicts barley as placed in a designated position within the farmer’s ordered sowing of a field.

1. Placed in a designated position · dominant

   In Isaiah 28:25, the Niphal masculine singular absolute participle occurs in the sequence of preparing and sowing a field, where barley is set within an ordered arrangement. The APB renders the clause “barley in its appointed place,” confirming the verse’s picture of deliberate placement.

   Isaiah 28:25

In the Anselm Project Bible: In Isaiah 28:25 the APB presents the relevant clause as “barley in its appointed place.” That wording confirms the clause’s setting but does not isolate every element of the Hebrew form.