שָׁמֵן
šāmēn
fat
Strong's H8082AdjectiveHebrewTWOT 2410a

שָׁמֵן (šāmēn) is a Hebrew adjective meaning fat. It appears 10 times in 8 books of the Hebrew Bible (Strong's H8082).

Also rendered

Same Hebrew root (TWOT 2410a)

Range of meaning (TWOT 2410a)fat, robust; greasy, gross, rich; lusty, plenteous
Full entry: Brown-Driver-Briggs and Strong's

שָׁמֵן adjective: fat, robust

Strong's H8082 שָׁמֵן: greasy, i.e. gross; figuratively, rich
KJV:fat, lusty, plenteous.

Meanings: Brown-Driver-Briggs (1906) and Strong's Hebrew Dictionary (1890), public domain, via the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible Project (CC BY 4.0). TWOT numbers for reference only.

Root family 2410: שָׁמֵן šāmēn — grow fat; fat; shine, be, make, oily, gross; become fat

See it in Scripture

Genesis 49:20Numbers 13:20Judges 3:29

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