Hebrew / Aramaic entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
| Strong's Number: | H820 |
|---|---|
| Word: | אַשׁמָן |
| Part of Speech: | noun masc |
| Etymology: | probably from H8081 |
| Language: | Hebrew |
| Occurrences: | 1 |
| Transliteration: | ashman |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | ash-mawn' |
| Meaning: | 1. a fat-field |
| KJV Renderings: | desolate place. |
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אַשְׁמַנִּים (elative, Ges«GKC:85b»§§ 85b, «GKC:133a»133a; on נּ see Id.«GKC:20a»§§ 20a, «GKC:93ee»93ee) apparently noun [masculine] plural כַּמֵּתִים ׳ בָּא Isa 59:10 perhaps: (we are) among the stout ( RV lusty) like dead men, compare Di-Kit ; or abstract in (actual) vigour (Buhl) > AV (after JosKi from אָשַׁם Hos 14:1 'be desolate'') in desolate places (other conjectures see (CheHpt Marti).
Theological Wordbook of the Old Testament
R. Laird Harris, Gleason L. Archer, and Bruce K. Waltke
