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Lexicon :: Strong's H8081 - šemen

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שֶׁמֶן
Transliteration
šemen
Pronunciation
sheh'-men
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Part of Speech
masculine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
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TWOT Reference: 2410c

Strong’s Definitions

שֶׁמֶן shemen, sheh'-men; from H8080; grease, especially liquid (as from the olive, often perfumed); figuratively, richness:—anointing, × fat (things), × fruitful, oil(-ed), ointment, olive, pine.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 193x

The KJV translates Strong's H8081 in the following manner: oil (165x), ointment (14x), olive (4x), oiled (2x), fat (2x), things (2x), miscellaneous (4x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 193x
The KJV translates Strong's H8081 in the following manner: oil (165x), ointment (14x), olive (4x), oiled (2x), fat (2x), things (2x), miscellaneous (4x).

  1. fat, oil

    1. fat, fatness

    2. oil, olive oil

      1. as staple, medicament or unguent

      2. for anointing

    3. fat (of fruitful land, valleys) (metaph)

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
שֶׁמֶן shemen, sheh'-men; from H8080; grease, especially liquid (as from the olive, often perfumed); figuratively, richness:—anointing, × fat (things), × fruitful, oil(-ed), ointment, olive, pine.
STRONGS H8081: Abbreviations
שֶׁ֫מֶן 192 noun masculine 2 Kings 20:13 (on apparently feminine Songs 1:3 compare AlbrZAW xvi (1896), 99, 106) fat, oil; — שׁ׳ absolute Genesis 28:18 +, construct Leviticus 8:2 +; שָׁ֑׳ 2 Kings 4:6 +; suffix שַׁמְנִי Hosea 2:7 +, etc.; plural שְׁמָנִים Amos 6:6 +; suffix שְׁמָנֶיךָ Songs 1:3, נַיִח - Songs 4:10; —
1. fat, fatness: קֶרֶן בֶּןשֿׁ׳ Isaiah 5:1 (of fertile slope); plural גֵּיאשְֿׁמָנִים Isaiah 28:1, 4; of food (in figurative) Isaiah 25:6 (twice in verse); literal כְּשָׂרִי כָּחַשׁ מִשָּׁ֑מֶן Psalm 109:24 (compare צוֺם Psalm 109:24a), compare שׁ׳מִפְּנֵי Isaiah 10:27 (in figurative, si vera lectio, meaning obscure; most now emend by conjecture; RSJPH xili (1885), 62 עָלָה מִצָּפוֺן שֹׁרֵד [see also II. חבל], joining to Isaiah 10:28; Du Marti has gone up from Pene-Rimmon [??], compare Di-Kit).
2.
a. oil, specifically olive-oil, as rich product Deuteronomy 8:8 + (see זַיִת); hence עֵץ שׁ׳ Isaiah 41:19 oil-tree, usually explained as wild olive, oleaster, so Nehemiah 8:15 (|| וַיִת), עֲצֵי שׁ׳ oleaster-wood 1 Kings 6:23, 31, 32, 33; once הַמֹּר שׁ׳ Esther 2:2 (see מֹר; מ׳ also in holy anointing oil Exodus 30:23).
b. שׁ׳ as staple (codiment) Numbers 11:8 (J; see לשׁד), of value 1 Kings 17:12, 14, 16; 2 Kings 2:4, 6, 7 + 4 times; symbol of plenty Deuteronomy 32:13; Deuteronomy 33:24; Job 29:6; ascribed (fassely) to gift of Baals Hosea 2:7; as royal treasure 2 Kings 20:13 = Isaiah 39:2, compare 1 Kings 5:25 (כָּ תִית שׁ׳, see כ׳) = 2 Chronicles 2:9; 2 Chronicles 2:14 + 3 times; tribute Hosea 12:2, article of trade Ezekiel 27:17; odoriferous Proverbs 27:9; Songs 1:3; Songs 4:10, רוֺקֵחַ שׁ׳ Ecclesiastes 10:1, so (figurative) Songs 1:3; Ecclesiastes 7:1; Proverbs 27:16 is corrupt, see Toy; sign of luxury Ezekiel 16:13; Proverbs 21:17, of prosperity Ezekiel 16:20.
c. שׁ׳ as medicament Isaiah 1:6; as unguent, for shield 2 Samuel 1:21, person Amos 6:6; Micah 6:15; Deuteronomy 28:40; Ezekiel 16:9; Esther; Psalm 92:11; Psalm 104:15, not for mourner 2 Samuel 14:2; on head token of happiness Ecclesiastes 9:8, of hospitality, ראֹשִׁי דִּמַּנְתָּ בַּמֹּ׳ Psalm 23:5 (figurative), in simile Psalm 133:2; Psalm 141:5.
d. for anointing king, הַשּׁ׳ פַּךְ 1 Samuel 10:1; 2 Kings 9:1, 3, compare 2 Kings 9:6, with קֶרֶן 1 Samuel 16:1, 13; 1 Kings 1:39; compare קָדְשִׁי מְשַׁחְתִּיו בְּשׁ׳ Psalm 89:21.
e. in various figures of joy שָׂשׂוֺן שׁ׳ Isaiah 61:3; Psalm 45:8; soft words Psalm 55:22; Proverbs 5:3; as penetrating Psalm 109:18; as clear, transparent Ezekiel 32:14.
f. used in primitive worship, poured on stone Genesis 28:18 (E), Genesis 35:14 (J).
g. in later ritual: for anointing priests, tabernacle, altar utensils, etc. (P), made of various ingredients, וַיִת שׁ׳ among them, Exodus 30:24, הַמִּשְׁתָה שׁ׳ Exodus 25:6; Leviticus 8:2, 10, 12 + 11 times; מִשְׁחַתקֹֿדֶשׁ שׁ׳ Exodus 30:25 (twice in verse) + 2 times; י׳ מ׳ שׁ׳ Leviticus 10:7, אֱםהָיו מ׳ שׁ׳ Leviticus 21:12; הקּ׳ שׁ׳ Numbers 35:25; שׁ׳ alone Leviticus 14:10 + 12 times Leviticus 14; for lighting Exodus 25:6 + 6 times + זַיִת זָח כָּ חִית שׁ׳ Exodus 27:20; Leviticus 24:2 (see כָּ תִית); poured upon מִנְחָה Leviticus 2:1 + 5 times, compare Leviticus 5:11; Numbers 5:15; smeared (see מָשַׁח) upon wafers Exodus 29:2; Leviticus 2:4 +, and cakes (or mixed in the making? compare בָּלַל) Exodus 29:2; Leviticus 2:4, 5 +, so סֹלֶת בַּשׁ׳ Leviticus 2:7 etc. (approximately + 45 times in all), חַלַּת לֶחֶם שׁ׳ Exodus 29:23; Leviticus 8:26.
h. for use in temple 1 Chronicles 9:29.
i. for תְּרוּמָה in Ezekiel's temple Ezekiel 45:14 (twice in verse) + 7 times in Ezekiel 45 and 46.
† j. efficacy denied Micah 6:7
† k. offered to idols Isaiah 57:9; Ezekiel 16:18, 19; Ezekiel 23:41. — See MacalisterHast. DB OIL ARSKEncy. Bib. OIL.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Genesis

28:18; 28:18; 35:14

Exodus

25:6; 25:6; 27:20; 29:2; 29:2; 29:23; 30:23; 30:24; 30:25

Leviticus

2:1; 2:4; 2:4; 2:5; 2:7; 5:11; 8:2; 8:2; 8:10; 8:12; 8:26; 10:7; 14; 14:10; 21:12; 24:2

Numbers

5:15; 11:8; 35:25

Deuteronomy

8:8; 28:40; 32:13; 33:24

1 Samuel

10:1; 16:1; 16:13

2 Samuel

1:21; 14:2

1 Kings

1:39; 6:23; 6:31; 6:32; 6:33; 17:12; 17:14; 17:16

2 Kings

2:4; 2:6; 2:7; 4:6; 9:1; 9:3; 9:6; 20:13; 20:13

1 Chronicles

9:29

2 Chronicles

2:9; 2:14

Nehemiah

8:15

Esther

2:2

Job

29:6

Psalms

23:5; 45:8; 55:22; 89:21; 92:11; 104:15; 109:18; 109:24; 109:24; 133:2; 141:5

Proverbs

5:3; 21:17; 27:9; 27:16

Ecclesiastes

7:1; 9:8; 10:1

Song of Songs

1:3; 1:3; 1:3; 1:3; 4:10; 4:10

Isaiah

1:6; 5:1; 10:27; 10:28; 25:6; 28:1; 28:4; 39:2; 41:19; 57:9; 61:3

Ezekiel

16:9; 16:13; 16:18; 16:19; 16:20; 23:41; 27:17; 32:14; 45:14

Hosea

2:7; 2:7; 12:2

Amos

6:6; 6:6

Micah

6:7; 6:15

H8081

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H8081 matches the Hebrew שֶׁמֶן (šemen),
which occurs 193 times in 176 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

Page 1 / 4 (Gen 28:18–Lev 14:26)

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 28:18 - So early in the morning Jacob took the stone that he had put under his head and set it up for a pillar and poured oil on the top of it.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 35:14

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 35:14 - And Jacob set up a pillar in the place where he had spoken with him, a pillar of stone. He poured out a drink offering on it and poured oil on it.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 25:6 - oil for the lamps, spices for the anointing oil and for the fragrant incense,

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 27:20 - “You shall command the people of Israel that they bring to you pure beaten olive oil for the light, that a lamp may regularly be set up to burn.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 29:2

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 29:2 - and unleavened bread, unleavened cakes mixed with oil, and unleavened wafers smeared with oil. You shall make them of fine wheat flour.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 29:7

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 29:7 - You shall take the anointing oil and pour it on his head and anoint him.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 29:21

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 29:21 - Then you shall take part of the blood that is on the altar, and of the anointing oil, and sprinkle it on Aaron and his garments, and on his sons and his sons’ garments with him. He and his garments shall be holy, and his sons and his sons’ garments with him.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 29:23 - and one loaf of bread and one cake of bread made with oil, and one wafer out of the basket of unleavened bread that is before the LORD.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 29:40

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 29:40 - And with the first lamb a tenth measure[fn] of fine flour mingled with a fourth of a hin[fn] of beaten oil, and a fourth of a hin of wine for a drink offering.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 30:24

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 30:24 - and 500 of cassia, according to the shekel of the sanctuary, and a hin[fn] of olive oil.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 30:25

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 30:25 - And you shall make of these a sacred anointing oil blended as by the perfumer; it shall be a holy anointing oil.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 30:31

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 30:31 - And you shall say to the people of Israel, ‘This shall be my holy anointing oil throughout your generations.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 31:11 - and the anointing oil and the fragrant incense for the Holy Place. According to all that I have commanded you, they shall do.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 35:8 - oil for the light, spices for the anointing oil and for the fragrant incense,

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 35:14

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 35:14 - the lampstand also for the light, with its utensils and its lamps, and the oil for the light;

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 35:15

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 35:15 - and the altar of incense, with its poles, and the anointing oil and the fragrant incense, and the screen for the door, at the door of the tabernacle;

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 35:28 - and spices and oil for the light, and for the anointing oil, and for the fragrant incense.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 37:29

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 37:29 - He made the holy anointing oil also, and the pure fragrant incense, blended as by the perfumer.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 39:37

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 39:37 - the lampstand of pure gold and its lamps with the lamps set and all its utensils, and the oil for the light;

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 39:38

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 39:38 - the golden altar, the anointing oil and the fragrant incense, and the screen for the entrance of the tent;

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 40:9

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 40:9 - “Then you shall take the anointing oil and anoint the tabernacle and all that is in it, and consecrate it and all its furniture, so that it may become holy.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 2:1

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 2:1 - “When anyone brings a grain offering as an offering to the LORD, his offering shall be of fine flour. He shall pour oil on it and put frankincense on it

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 2:2

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 2:2 - and bring it to Aaron’s sons the priests. And he shall take from it a handful of the fine flour and oil, with all of its frankincense, and the priest shall burn this as its memorial portion on the altar, a food offering with a pleasing aroma to the LORD.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 2:4

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 2:4 - “When you bring a grain offering baked in the oven as an offering, it shall be unleavened loaves of fine flour mixed with oil or unleavened wafers smeared with oil.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 2:5

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 2:5 - And if your offering is a grain offering baked on a griddle, it shall be of fine flour unleavened, mixed with oil.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 2:6

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 2:6 - You shall break it in pieces and pour oil on it; it is a grain offering.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 2:7

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 2:7 - And if your offering is a grain offering cooked in a pan, it shall be made of fine flour with oil.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 2:15

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 2:15 - And you shall put oil on it and lay frankincense on it; it is a grain offering.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 2:16

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 2:16 - And the priest shall burn as its memorial portion some of the crushed grain and some of the oil with all of its frankincense; it is a food offering to the LORD.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 5:11 - “But if he cannot afford two turtledoves or two pigeons, then he shall bring as his offering for the sin that he has committed a tenth of an ephah[fn] of fine flour for a sin offering. He shall put no oil on it and shall put no frankincense on it, for it is a sin offering.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 6:15

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 6:15 - And one shall take from it a handful of the fine flour of the grain offering and its oil and all the frankincense that is on the grain offering and burn this as its memorial portion on the altar, a pleasing aroma to the LORD.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 6:21

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 6:21 - It shall be made with oil on a griddle. You shall bring it well mixed, in baked[fn] pieces like a grain offering, and offer it for a pleasing aroma to the LORD.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 7:10

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 7:10 - And every grain offering, mixed with oil or dry, shall be shared equally among all the sons of Aaron.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 7:12

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 7:12 - If he offers it for a thanksgiving, then he shall offer with the thanksgiving sacrifice unleavened loaves mixed with oil, unleavened wafers smeared with oil, and loaves of fine flour well mixed with oil.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 8:2

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 8:2 - “Take Aaron and his sons with him, and the garments and the anointing oil and the bull of the sin offering and the two rams and the basket of unleavened bread.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 8:10

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 8:10 - Then Moses took the anointing oil and anointed the tabernacle and all that was in it, and consecrated them.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 8:12

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 8:12 - And he poured some of the anointing oil on Aaron’s head and anointed him to consecrate him.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 8:26

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 8:26 - and out of the basket of unleavened bread that was before the LORD he took one unleavened loaf and one loaf of bread with oil and one wafer and placed them on the pieces of fat and on the right thigh.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 8:30 - Then Moses took some of the anointing oil and of the blood that was on the altar and sprinkled it on Aaron and his garments, and also on his sons and his sons’ garments. So he consecrated Aaron and his garments, and his sons and his sons’ garments with him.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 9:4

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 9:4 - and an ox and a ram for peace offerings, to sacrifice before the LORD, and a grain offering mixed with oil, for today the LORD will appear to you.’”

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 10:7

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 10:7 - And do not go outside the entrance of the tent of meeting, lest you die, for the anointing oil of the LORD is upon you.” And they did according to the word of Moses.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 14:10 - “And on the eighth day he shall take two male lambs without blemish, and one ewe lamb a year old without blemish, and a grain offering of three tenths of an ephah[fn] of fine flour mixed with oil, and one log[fn] of oil.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 14:12 - And the priest shall take one of the male lambs and offer it for a guilt offering, along with the log of oil, and wave them for a wave offering before the LORD.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 14:15

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 14:15 - Then the priest shall take some of the log of oil and pour it into the palm of his own left hand

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 14:16

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 14:16 - and dip his right finger in the oil that is in his left hand and sprinkle some oil with his finger seven times before the LORD.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 14:17

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 14:17 - And some of the oil that remains in his hand the priest shall put on the lobe of the right ear of him who is to be cleansed and on the thumb of his right hand and on the big toe of his right foot, on top of the blood of the guilt offering.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 14:18 - And the rest of the oil that is in the priest’s hand he shall put on the head of him who is to be cleansed. Then the priest shall make atonement for him before the LORD.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 14:21 - “But if he is poor and cannot afford so much, then he shall take one male lamb for a guilt offering to be waved, to make atonement for him, and a tenth of an ephah of fine flour mixed with oil for a grain offering, and a log of oil;

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 14:24 - And the priest shall take the lamb of the guilt offering and the log of oil, and the priest shall wave them for a wave offering before the LORD.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 14:26 - And the priest shall pour some of the oil into the palm of his own left hand,

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