Strong's Lexicon

H8080

H8080 — שָׁמַן

Hebrew / Aramaic entry for Bible study and original-language reference.

HebrewshamanverbOccurrences: 5TWOT: 2410

Definition / Gloss

Strong's Number:H8080
Word:שָׁמַן
Part of Speech:verb
Etymology:a primitive root
Language:Hebrew
Occurrences:5
Transliteration:shaman
Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation:shaw-man'
Meaning:1. to shine, i.e. (by analogy) be (causatively, make) oily or gross
KJV Renderings:become (make, wax) fat.

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Brown-Driver-Briggs Enhanced

BDB8807

I. [שָׁמֵן] verb grow fat (Late Hebrew Hiph`il id., also שֶׁמֶן Arabic [untranscribed source text 5608] be fat; Aramaic [untranscribed source text 5609] especially derived species and derivatives; שְׁמֵין adjective fat: Assyrian šammu, fat; Phoenician (Punic) שמן oil, so Palmyrene שמנא Lzb378; on relation of meanings Frä147); —

Qal Perfect 2 masculine singular שָׁמַ֫נְתָּ Deut 32:15 and Imperfect 3 masculine singular וַיִשְׁמַן Deut 32:15 both of Israel (prosperous and arrogant) under figure of fat beast; so Perfect 3 plural שָֽׁמְנוּ Jer 5:28 (of wicked).
Hiph`il Imperfect 3 masculine plural וַיַשְׁמִינוּ Neh 9:25 were sated and shewed fatness (inner causative); Imperative masculine singular הַשְׁמֵן Isa 6:10 make fat (dull, unreceptive), לֵב הָיָם הַוֶּה.


Other Resources

Theological Wordbook of the Old Testament
R. Laird Harris, Gleason L. Archer, and Bruce K. Waltke

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