דָּשֵׁןdâshên
be fat, grow fat
Pronunciation: daw-shane' · Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament) · H1878
Meanings
Qal: figurative of Israel's prosperity (Deuteronomy 31:20)
Pi`el: make fat, causative (Psalms 23:5; Numbers 4:13; Psalms 20:4)
Pu`al: be made fat, passive of causative Pi`el (Proverbs 28:25; Isaiah 34:7; Proverbs 11:25)
Hothpa`al: it hath fattened itself (Isaiah 34:6)
Same root
Where it appears
Appears 11 times in the Bible.
- Exodus 27:3 Make ash buckets, shovels, basins, meat forks, and firepans, all of bronze.
- Numbers 4:13 “They must remove the ashes from the altar for sacrifices and cover the altar with a purple cloth.
- Deuteronomy 31:20 For I will bring them into the land I swore to give their ancestors—a land flowing with milk and honey. There they will become prosperous, eat all the food they want, and become fat. But they will begin to worship other gods; they will despise me and break my covenant.
- Psalms 20:3 May he remember all your gifts and look favorably on your burnt offerings. Interlude
- Psalms 23:5 You prepare a feast for me in the presence of my enemies. You honor me by anointing my head with oil. My cup overflows with blessings.
- Proverbs 11:25 The generous will prosper; those who refresh others will themselves be refreshed.
Source: Brown, Driver and Briggs, Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament (1906), public domain; markup by unfoldingWord, CC BY (github.com/unfoldingWord/Brown-Driver-Briggs-Enhanced).