Strong's Lexicon
shemen: Oil
Original Word:שֶׁמֶן
Part of Speech:Noun Masculine
Transliteration:shemen
Pronunciation:SHEH-men
Phonetic Spelling:(sheh'-men)
Definition:Oil
Meaning:grease, liquid, richness
Word Origin:Derived from an unused root meaning to shine or be oily.
Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: -1637 (elaion): Olive oil, used in similar contexts as shemen, for anointing and as a symbol of the Holy Spirit.
-5548 (chriō): To anoint, often used in the New Testament to describe the anointing of Jesus and believers with the Holy Spirit.
Usage:The Hebrew word "shemen" primarily refers to oil, particularly olive oil, which was a staple in ancient Israelite culture. It is used in various contexts, including anointing, cooking, lighting lamps, and as a symbol of abundance and blessing. In the religious context, oil was used for anointing priests, kings, and sacred objects, signifying consecration and the presence of the Holy Spirit.
Cultural and Historical Background:In ancient Israel, olive oil was a valuable commodity, essential for daily life and religious practices. It was used in offerings and as a base for anointing oils and perfumes. Olive oil production was a significant agricultural activity, and its abundance was often seen as a sign of God's blessing. The process of extracting oil from olives involved crushing and pressing, which is metaphorically significant in biblical texts.
NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Originfrom
shamenDefinitionfat, oil
NASB Translationchoice (1), fatness (2), fertile (2), fertile* (1), lavish (1), oil (176), oils (3), ointment (1), olive (6), wild* (1).
Brown-Driver-Briggs
1922 Kings 20:13 (on apparently
Songs 1:3 compare Albr
ZAW xvi (1896), 99, 106) ; — absolute
Genesis 28:28 +, construct
Leviticus 8:2 +;
2 Kings 4:6 +; suffix
Hosea 2:7 +, etc.; plural
Amos 6:6 +; suffix
Songs 1:3, -
Songs 4:10; —
fat, fatness:Isaiah 5:1 (of fertile slope); pluralIsaiah 28:1,4; of food (in figurative)Isaiah 25:6 (twice in verse); literalPsalm 109:24 (compare va), compareIsaiah 10:27 (in figurative, si vera lectio, meaning obscure; most now emend by conjecture; RSJPH xili (1885), 62 [see also II. ], joining toIsaiah 10:28; Du Martihas gone up from Pene-Rimmon [??], compare Di-Kit).
oil, specifically olive-oil, as rich productDeuteronomy 8:8 + (see ); henceIsaiah 41:19oil-tree, usually explained as wild olive,oleaster, soNehemiah 8:15 ("" ),oleaster-wood1 Kings 6:23,31,32,33; onceEsther 2:2 (see p. 600:b; also in holy anointing oilExodus 30:23).
as staple (codiment)Numbers 11:8 (J; see ), of value1 Kings 17:12,14,16;2 Kings 2:4,6,7 4t.; symbol of plentyDeuteronomy 32:13;Deuteronomy 33:24;Job 29:6; ascribed (fassely) to gift of BaalsHosea 2:7; as royal treasure2 Kings 20:13 =Isaiah 39:2, compare1 Kings 5:25 ( , see ) = 2 Chron 2:9; 2 Chronicles 2:14 3t.; tributeHosea 12:2, article of tradeEzekiel 27:17; odoriferousProverbs 27:9;Songs 1:3;Songs 4:10,Ecclesiastes 10:1, so (figurative)Songs 1:3;Ecclesiastes 7:1;Proverbs 27:16 is corrupt, see Toy; sign of luxuryEzekiel 16:13;Proverbs 21:17, of prosperityEzekiel 16:20.
as medicamentIsaiah 1:6; as unguent, for shield2 Samuel 1:21, personAmos 6:6;Micah 6:15;Deuteronomy 28:40;Ezekiel 16:9; Esther;Psalm 92:11;Psalm 104:15, not for mourner2 Samuel 14:2; on head token of happinessEcclesiastes 9:8, of hospitality,Psalm 23:5 (figurative), in similePsalm 133:2;Psalm 141:5.
,1 Samuel 10:1;2 Kings 9:1,3, compare2 Kings 9:6, with1 Samuel 16:1,13;1 Kings 1:39; comparePsalm 89:21.
Isaiah 61:3;Psalm 45:8; soft wordsPsalm 55:22;Proverbs 5:3; as penetrating Prov 109:18; as clear, transparentEzekiel 32:14.
Genesis 28:18 (E),Genesis 35:14 (J).
, tabernacle, altar utensils, etc. (P), made of various ingred., among them,Exodus 30:24,Exodus 25:6;Leviticus 8:2,10,12 11t.;Exodus 30:25 (twice in verse) + 2t.;Leviticus 10:7,Leviticus 21:12;Numbers 35:25; aloneLeviticus 14:10 12t.Leviticus 14; for lightingExodus 25:6 6t. +Exodus 27:20;Leviticus 24:2 (see ); poured uponLeviticus 2:1 5t., compareLeviticus 5:11;Numbers 5:15; smeared (see ) upon wafersExodus 29:2;Leviticus 2:4 +, and cakes (or mixed in the making? compare )Exodus 29:2;Leviticus 2:4,5 +, soLeviticus 2:7 etc. (c. 45 t. in all),Exodus 29:23;Leviticus 8:26.
1 Chronicles 9:29.
for in Ezekiel's templeEzekiel 45:14 (twice in verse) + 7 t. 45, 46.
Micah 6:7
Isaiah 57:9;Ezekiel 16:18,19;Ezekiel 23:41. — See MacalisterHast. DB OIL ARSKEncy. Bib. OIL.
Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
anointing, fat things, fruitful, oiled, ointment, olive, pine
Fromshaman; grease, especially liquid (as from the olive, often perfumed); figuratively, richness -- anointing, X fat (things), X fruitful, oil((-ed)), ointment, olive, + pine.
see HEBREWshaman
Forms and Transliterations
בְּשֶׁ֖מֶן בְּשֶׁ֣מֶן בְּשֶׁ֤מֶן בְּשֶׁ֥מֶן בַּשֶּׁ֔מֶן בַּשֶּׁ֖מֶן בַּשֶּׁ֙מֶן֙ בַּשֶּׁ֛מֶן בַּשָּֽׁמֶן׃ בַּשָּׁ֑מֶן בַשֶּׁ֔מֶן בַשֶּׁ֖מֶן בַשֶּׁ֛מֶן בַשֶּׁ֥מֶן בַשָּׁ֑מֶן בשמן בשמן׃ הַשֶּׁ֔מֶן הַשֶּׁ֕מֶן הַשֶּׁ֖מֶן הַשֶּׁ֗מֶן הַשֶּׁ֙מֶן֙ הַשֶּׁ֛מֶן הַשֶּׁ֜מֶן הַשֶּׁ֣מֶן הַשֶּׁ֣מֶן ׀ הַשֶּׁ֤מֶן הַשֶּׁ֧מֶן הַשָּֽׁמֶן׃ הַשָּׁ֑מֶן השמן השמן׃ וְ֝כַשֶּׁ֗מֶן וְהַשֶּׁ֔מֶן וְכַשָּֽׁמֶן׃ וְשֶׁ֕מֶן וְשֶׁ֖מֶן וְשֶׁ֗מֶן וְשֶׁ֙מֶן֙ וְשֶׁ֛מֶן וְשֶׁ֣מֶן וְשֶׁ֥מֶן וְשַׁמְנִ֖י וְשַׁמְנִי֙ וָ֝שֶׁ֗מֶן וָ֭שֶׁמֶן וָשֶׁ֖מֶן וָשֶׁ֗מֶן וָשֶׁ֙מֶן֙ וָשֶׁ֤מֶן וּבָקָ֥ר וּלְשֶׁ֙מֶן֙ וּמִשֶּׁ֣מֶן וּמִשַּׁמְנָ֔הּ ובקר והשמן וכשמן וכשמן׃ ולשמן ומשמן ומשמנה ושמן ושמני כַּשֶּׁ֣מֶן כַּשֶּׁ֤מֶן כשמן לְשֶׁ֣מֶן לשמן מִשֶּׁ֗מֶן מִשֶּׁ֣מֶן מִשָּֽׁמֶן׃ מִשָּׁ֑מֶן מן משמן משמן׃ שְׁמָנִ֑ים שְׁמָנִ֖ים שְׁמָנִים֙ שְׁמָנֶ֣יךָ שְׁמָנַ֖יִךְ שֶׁ֔מֶן שֶׁ֖מֶן שֶׁ֗מֶן שֶׁ֚מֶן שֶׁ֛מֶן שֶׁ֠מֶן שֶׁ֣מֶן שֶׁ֤מֶן שֶׁ֥מֶן שֶׁ֧מֶן שֶׁמֶן֒ שַׁמְנִ֖י שַׁמְנָ֔הּ שָֽׁמֶן׃ שָׁ֑מֶן שמן שמן׃ שמנה שמני שמניך שמנים baš·šā·men ḇaš·šā·men baš·še·men ḇaš·še·men bashShamen bashShemen baššāmen ḇaššāmen baššemen ḇaššemen bə·še·men bəšemen beShemen haš·šā·men haš·še·men hashShamen hashShemen haššāmen haššemen kaš·še·men kashShemen kaššemen lə·še·men ləšemen leShemen men miš·šā·men miš·še·men mishShamen mishShemen miššāmen miššemen šā·men šam·nāh šam·nî šāmen šamnāh šamnî šə·mā·na·yiḵ šə·mā·ne·ḵā šə·mā·nîm še·men šəmānayiḵ šəmāneḵā šəmānîm šemen Shamen shamNah shamNi shemaNayich shemaNeicha shemaNim Shemen ū·ḇā·qār ū·lə·še·men ū·miš·šam·nāh ū·miš·še·men ūḇāqār ūləšemen uleShemen umishshamNah umishShemen ūmiššamnāh ūmiššemen uvaKar vaShemen vashShamen vashShemen vechashShamen vechashShemen vehashShemen veshamNi veShemen wā·še·men wāšemen wə·haš·še·men wə·ḵaš·šā·men wə·ḵaš·še·men wə·šam·nî wə·še·men wəhaššemen wəḵaššāmen wəḵaššemen wəšamnî wəšemen
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