שָׁמַןshâman
grow fat
Pronunciation: shaw-man' · Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament) · H8080
Meanings
Qal: fat (Deuteronomy 32:15; Jeremiah 5:28)
Hiph`il: (inner causative), (dull, unreceptive) (Nehemiah 9:25; Isaiah 6:10)
Same root
- מַשְׁמָןmashmân · H4924fat, i.e. (literally and abstractly) fatness; but usually (figuratively and concretely) a rich dish, a fertile field, a robust man
- מִשְׁמַנָּהMishmannâh · H4925Mashmannah, an Israelite
- שֶׁמֶןshemen · H8081grease, especially liquid (as from the olive, often perfumed); figuratively, richness
- שָׁמֵןshâmên · H8082greasy, i.e. gross; figuratively, rich
Where it appears
Appears 5 times in the Bible.
- Deuteronomy 32:15 “But Israel soon became fat and unruly; the people grew heavy, plump, and stuffed! Then they abandoned the God who had made them; they made light of the Rock of their salvation.
- Nehemiah 9:25 Our ancestors captured fortified cities and fertile land. They took over houses full of good things, with cisterns already dug and vineyards and olive groves and fruit trees in abundance. So they ate until they were full and grew fat and enjoyed themselves in all your blessings.
- Isaiah 6:10 Harden the hearts of these people. Plug their ears and shut their eyes. That way, they will not see with their eyes, nor hear with their ears, nor understand with their hearts and turn to me for healing.”
- Jeremiah 5:28 They are fat and sleek, and there is no limit to their wicked deeds. They refuse to provide justice to orphans and deny the rights of the poor.
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).