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Lexicon :: Strong's H8080 - šāman

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שָׁמַן
Transliteration
šāman
Pronunciation
shaw-man'
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Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
A primitive root
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TWOT Reference: 2410

Strong’s Definitions

שָׁמַן shâman, shaw-man'; a primitive root; to shine, i.e. (by analogy) be (causatively, make) oily or gross:—become (make, wax) fat.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 5x

The KJV translates Strong's H8080 in the following manner: wax fat (3x), make fat (1x), became fat (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 5x
The KJV translates Strong's H8080 in the following manner: wax fat (3x), make fat (1x), became fat (1x).

  1. to be or become fat, grow fat

    1. (Qal) fat (subst)

    2. (Hiphil) to make fat, show fatness

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
שָׁמַן shâman, shaw-man'; a primitive root; to shine, i.e. (by analogy) be (causatively, make) oily or gross:—become (make, wax) fat.
STRONGS H8080: Abbreviations
† I. [שָׁמֵן] verb grow fat (Late Hebrew Hiph. id., also שֶׁמֶן Arabic bdb103101 be fat; Aramaic bdb103102 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 2nd person masculine singular שָׁמַ֫נְתָּ Deuteronomy 32:15 and Imperfect 3rd person masculine singular וַיִשְׁמַן Deuteronomy 32:15 both of Israel (prosperous and arrogant) under figure of fat beast; so Perfect 3rd person plural שָֽׁמְנוּ Jeremiah 5:28 (of wicked).
Hiph. Imperfect 3rd person masculine plural וַיַשְׁמִינוּ Nehemiah 9:25 were sated and shewed fatness (inner causative); Imperative masculine singular הַשְׁמֵן Isaiah 6:10 make fat (dull, unreceptive), לֵב הָיָם הַוֶּה.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
Copyright © 2002, 2003, 2006 by Biblesoft, Inc.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Deuteronomy

32:15; 32:15

Nehemiah

9:25

Isaiah

6:10

Jeremiah

5:28

H8080

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H8080 matches the Hebrew שָׁמַן (šāman),
which occurs 5 times in 4 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 32:15

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 32:15 - “But Jeshurun grew fat, and kicked;
you grew fat, stout, and sleek;
then he forsook God who made him
and scoffed at the Rock of his salvation.

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Unchecked Copy Box Neh 9:25

Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 9:25 - And they captured fortified cities and a rich land, and took possession of houses full of all good things, cisterns already hewn, vineyards, olive orchards and fruit trees in abundance. So they ate and were filled and became fat and delighted themselves in your great goodness.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 6:10

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 6:10 - Make the heart of this people dull,[fn]
and their ears heavy,
and blind their eyes;
lest they see with their eyes,
and hear with their ears,
and understand with their hearts,
and turn and be healed.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 5:28

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 5:28 - they have grown fat and sleek.
They know no bounds in deeds of evil;
they judge not with justice
the cause of the fatherless, to make it prosper,
and they do not defend the rights of the needy.
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