Hebrew / Aramaic entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
| Strong's Number: | H1879 |
|---|---|
| Word: | דָּשֵׁן |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Etymology: | from H1878 |
| Language: | Hebrew |
| Occurrences: | 3 |
| Transliteration: | dashen |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | daw-shane' |
| Meaning: | 1. fat 2. (figuratively) rich, fertile |
| KJV Renderings: | fat. |
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דָּשֵׁן adjective fat, דָּשֵׁן Isa 30:23 (|| שָׁמֵן), of לֶחֶם as product of ground; figurative of righteous as trees דְּשֵׁנִים Ps 92:15 (|| רעננים) fat, full of oil (?) or sap (Che; compare דֶּשֶׁן Judg 9:9); as substantive vigorous, stalwart ones (opposed to יוֺרְדֵי עָפָר compare Che) Ps 22:30 דִּשְׁנֵיֿ אֶרֶץ (Brüll שֹׁכְנֵי, RenHist. iii. 134 ישְׁבֵי).
Theological Wordbook of the Old Testament
R. Laird Harris, Gleason L. Archer, and Bruce K. Waltke
Psalms 29:96
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