Strong’s number: H8081
lexeme: שֶׁמֶן
Transliteration: shemen
Grammatical category: Masculine noun
BHS Appearances: 193
Idiom: Hebrew
Strong definition:
→ שֶׁמֶן shemen; of H8080; fat, spec liquid (as from the olive tree, often scented); Fig. wealth: — oil, balm, fame, fertile, fat, thick, delicacy, oil, olive, olives, olive tree, perfume, succulent, anointing, ointment.
BDB or OSHL Equivalence: v.eb.ad
TWOT Equivalence: 2410c
Goodrick-Kohlenberger No.: GK-H9043
Greek Equivalence in the LXX: (ἔλαιον) G1637(εὐφροσύνη) G2167(μύρον) G3464(Γεθσημανῆ) G1068
Etymology:
Lexeme Type: Derived
Derives from: (שָׁמֵן) šāmēn H8080
Cognates:
Ashman (אַשְׁמָן) H820; shaman (שָׁמַן) H8080; shemen (שֶׁמֶן) H8081; mashman (מַשְׁמָן) H4924; Mishmannah (מִשְׁמַנָּה) H4925; shamen (שָׁמֵן) H8082
Morphological States of the Lexeme Present in the AT BHSA:
(שְׁמָנִ֖ים): subs.m.pl.a (5)
(שְׁמָנַ֖יִךְ): subs.m.pl.a.prs.p2.f.sg (1)
(שְׁמָנֶ֣יךָ): subs.m.pl.a.prs.p2.m.sg (1)
(שֶׁ֥מֶן): subs.m.sg.a (140)
(שַׁמְנִ֖י): subs.m.sg.a.prs.p1.u.sg (3)
(שַׁמְנָ֔הּ): subs.m.sg.a.prs.p3.f.sg (4)
(שֶׁ֣מֶן): subs.m.sg.c (38)
(בָקָ֥ר): subs.u.sg.a (1)
Source: Strong Plus Dictionary (Exegetical Analysis)
DH-9043 שֶׁמֶן (šě∙ měn): masculine noun; ≡H8081; TWOT-2410c—
1. LN-6.197-6.202 olive oilthat is, vegetable oil extracted from the fruit of the olive, used as food, lamp oil, medicine or perfume (Exo 25:6), see also domain LN-5.1-5.22;
two. LN-6.205-6.212 oil lotionsthat is, perfumed cosmetic lotions and perfumes used to soften the skin (2Sa 14:2; BHS Sal 92.11 ; Pro 27:9; Eccl 7:1; Eccl 10:1; Cnt 1:3, Cnt 1:3; Cnt 4:10; Isaiah 57:9; Eze 16:9; loved 6:6);
3. LN-65.20-65.29 the best productsformally, olive oil, the selection of crops or merchandise that has a high value, as a figurative expression of a fine, desirable olive oil (Isa 25:6 (2×));
Four. LN-23.188-23.196 thickthat is, to gain a great amount of weight and, therefore, to increase in size (Isa 10:27), note: some translate פָּנֶה שֶׁמֶן (p ā∙ně(h) šě∙měn) as proper noun loc. “Pene-Yeshemon” a place unknown today;
5. LN-3.60-3.67 unit: שֶׁמֶן עֵץ (šě∙ měn ʿ ēṣ) olive wood (1Ki 6:23, 1Ki 6:31, 1Ki 6:32, 1Ki 6:33; Neh 8:15; Isa 41:19 +);
6. LN-59.48-59.61 unit: בֵּן שֶׁמֶן (b ēn šě∙měn) fertility, formally, son of olive oil, that is, a state of fertility that produces abundance of things, which gives rise to a comfortable life, with a special emphasis on the land that produces abundance (Isa 5 :1; Isa 28:1, Isa 28:4);
7. LN-86.1-86.3 unit: כָּחַשׁ מִן שֶׁמֶן (k ā∙ḥǎš min šě∙měn) to be thin or emaciated, formally, lack of fat, that is, suffer unhealthy weight loss due to lack of food (Ps 109:24).
Source: Wanson’s Dictionary of Aramaic, Hebrew and Greek Biblical Languages
שׁמן
shemen
BDB Definition:
1) fat, oil.
1a) fat, fat.
1b) olive oil.
1b1) as a basic element, medicine or ointment.
1b2) anoint.
1c) fatness (of the fertile land, valleys) (metaph).
Part of Speech: masculine noun
A word related by the number of BDB/Strong: from H8080
Same word for TWOT number: 2410c.
Source: Brown-Driver-Briggs Aramaic/Hebrew and Thayer Greek Definitions
שֶׁמֶן
1) Oil (Exo 27:20).
2) Fertile:
qéren ben shámen = fertile slope (Isa 5:1; it seems that it is about fertility in the production of olive trees).
3) Collect.:
Precious products of the land (Gen 27:28).
4) In the plural:
Abundance — In Isa 28:1 the KJV follows the MM Scrolls and instead of גֵּיא שְׁמָנִים, “fertile valley”, it reads גֵּאֵי שְׁמָנִים, “those who glory in abundance” (Comp. vers. 4).
5) Delicacy, succulent food, with a lot of oil (Isa 25:6).
6) Perfumes dissolved in oil (Amó 6:6). — Pause. שָֽׁמֶן; Suf. שַׁמְנָהּ; Pl. שְׁמָנִים; Const. שְׁמַנֵּי; Suf. שְׁמָנֶיךָ.