What does מַשְׁמָן (mašĕmān) mean in the Bible?
מַשְׁמָן (mašĕmān): Abundance and prosperity expressed through physical richness, from bodily fat to fertile land to sumptuous food
Hebrew · H4924
מַשְׁמָן
Fat , i.e. (literally and abstractly) fatness ; but usually (figuratively and concretely) a rich dish, a fertile field, a robust man
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מַשְׁמָן H4924
Pronunciation mašĕmān
What does מַשְׁמָן (mašĕmān) mean in the Bible?
מַשְׁמָן (mašĕmān): Abundance and prosperity expressed through physical richness, from bodily fat to fertile land to sumptuous food
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How does the BSB render H4924?
The BSB source-word alignment has 7 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include among [Assyria’s] stout warriors (1), and the fat (1), and the richness (1), away from the richness (1), the richest (1).
Where does מַשְׁמָן (mašĕmān) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Genesis 27:28. Its strongest book concentrations include Genesis (2), Isaiah (2), Daniel (1), Nehemiah (1).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It among [Assyria’s] stout warriors 1× Isaiah 10:16
and the fat 1× Isaiah 17:4
and the richness 1× Genesis 27:28
away from the richness 1× Genesis 27:39
the richest 1× Daniel 11:24
their strongest 1× Psalms 78:31
what is rich 1× Nehemiah 8:10
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Genesis 27:28 וּמִשְׁמַנֵּ֖י to and the richness Conjunctive waw, Preposition-m | Noun - masculine plural construct Genesis 27:39 מִשְׁמַנֵּ֤י to away from the richness Preposition-m | Noun - masculine plural construct Nehemiah 8:10 מַשְׁמַנִּ֜ים to what is rich Noun - masculine plural Psalms 78:31 בְּמִשְׁמַנֵּיהֶ֑ם to their strongest Preposition-b | Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine plural Isaiah 10:16 בְּמִשְׁמַנָּ֖יו to among [Assyria’s] stout warriors Preposition-b | Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singular Isaiah 17:4 וּמִשְׁמַ֥ן to and the fat Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct Daniel 11:24 וּבְמִשְׁמַנֵּ֣י to the richest Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b | Noun - masculine plural construct
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Genesis 27:28
Aligned rows 7
Books represented 5
Genesis 2 Nehemiah 1 Psalms 1 Isaiah 2 Daniel 1
Source forms
בְּמִשְׁמַנֵּיהֶ֑ם 1x bə·miš·man·nê·hem Psalms 78:31
בְּמִשְׁמַנָּ֖יו 1x bə·miš·man·nāw Isaiah 10:16
וּבְמִשְׁמַנֵּ֣י 1x ū·ḇə·miš·man·nê Daniel 11:24
וּמִשְׁמַ֥ן 1x ū·miš·man Isaiah 17:4
וּמִשְׁמַנֵּ֖י 1x ū·miš·man·nê Genesis 27:28
מִשְׁמַנֵּ֤י 1x miš·man·nê Genesis 27:39
מַשְׁמַנִּ֜ים 1x maš·man·nîm Nehemiah 8:10
Parsing patterns
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct 1x Isaiah 17:4
Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b | Noun - masculine plural construct 1x Daniel 11:24
Conjunctive waw, Preposition-m | Noun - masculine plural construct 1x Genesis 27:28
Noun - masculine plural 1x Nehemiah 8:10
Preposition-b | Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine plural 1x Psalms 78:31
Preposition-b | Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singular 1x Isaiah 10:16
Preposition-m | Noun - masculine plural construct 1x Genesis 27:39
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. Abundance and prosperity expressed through physical richness, from bodily fat to fertile land to sumptuous food
Source Gloss
fat , i.e. (literally and abstractly) fatness ; but usually (figuratively and concretely) a rich dish, a fertile field, a robust man
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
Abundance and prosperity expressed through physical richness, from bodily fat to fertile land to sumptuous food
fat, i.e. (literally and abstractly) fatness; but usually (figuratively and concretely) a rich dish, a fertile field, a robust man BDB: fatness Usage: fat (one, -ness, -test, -test place).
Grammatical Forms
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Word Origins
מַשְׁמָן is built from this root:
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Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain