What does מַשְׁמָן · אֶרֶץ mean in the Bible?
מַשְׁמָן · אֶרֶץ is a Hebrew phrase meaning "fatness of the earth".
Hebrew · H4924, H776
מִשְׁמַנֵּי הָאָרֶץ
Fat , i.e. (literally and abstractly) fatness ; but usually (figuratively and concretely) a rich dish, a fertile field, a robust man · the earth (at large, or partitively a land )
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מַשְׁמָן H4924 fat , i.e. (literally and abstractly) fatness ; but usually (figuratively and concretely) a rich dish, a fertile field, a robust man
Pronunciation mašĕmān
Abundance and prosperity expressed through physical richness, from bodily fat to fertile land to sumptuous food
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אֶרֶץ H776 the earth (at large, or partitively a land )
Pronunciation erets
Physical ground and soil extend metaphorically to inhabited territory, nation, and cosmic order under divine rule.
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What does מִשְׁמַנֵּי הָאָרֶץ (mishmanei ha-aretz) mean in the Bible?
מַשְׁמָן · אֶרֶץ is a Hebrew phrase meaning "fatness of the earth".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for H4924, H776?
H4924, H776 is connected to 2,512 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. fatness of the earth
Strong's H4924, H776
Lexical occurrences 2,512 verses Source Gloss
fatness of the earth
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
מִשְׁמַנֵּי הָאָרֶץ is built from this root:
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