What does שָׁמַן mean in the Bible?
e. (by analogy) be (causatively, make ) oily or gross".
Hebrew · H8080
שָׁמַן
To shine , i.e. (by analogy) be (causatively, make ) oily or gross
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שָׁמַןH8080
What does שָׁמַן mean in the Bible?
שָׁמַן is a Hebrew word meaning "to shine , i.e. (by analogy) be (causatively, make ) oily or gross".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H8080?
The BSB source-word alignment has 5 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include becoming fat (1), calloused (1), grew fat (1), they grew fat (1), They have grown fat (1).
Where does שָׁמַן appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Deuteronomy 32:15. Its strongest book concentrations include Deuteronomy (2), Isaiah (1), Jeremiah (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 Itbecoming fat1×Deuteronomy 32:15
calloused1×Isaiah 6:10
grew fat1×Deuteronomy 32:15
they grew fat1×Nehemiah 9:25
They have grown fat1×Jeremiah 5:28
Show sample aligned rows
Deuteronomy 32:15וַיִּשְׁמַ֤ןtogrew fatConjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularDeuteronomy 32:15שָׁמַ֖נְתָּtobecoming fatVerb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine singularNehemiah 9:25וַיַּשְׁמִ֔ינוּtothey grew fatConjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine pluralIsaiah 6:10הַשְׁמֵן֙tocallousedVerb - Hifil - Imperative - masculine singularJeremiah 5:28שָׁמְנ֣וּtoThey have grown fatVerb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned rowDeuteronomy 32:15
Aligned rows5
Books represented4
Deuteronomy2Nehemiah1Isaiah1Jeremiah1
Source forms
הַשְׁמֵן֙1xhaš·mênIsaiah 6:10
וַיַּשְׁמִ֔ינוּ1xway·yaš·mî·nūNehemiah 9:25
וַיִּשְׁמַ֤ן1xway·yiš·manDeuteronomy 32:15
שָׁמְנ֣וּ1xšā·mə·nūJeremiah 5:28
שָׁמַ֖נְתָּ1xšā·man·tāDeuteronomy 32:15
Parsing patterns
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural1xNehemiah 9:25
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular1xDeuteronomy 32:15
Verb - Hifil - Imperative - masculine singular1xIsaiah 6:10
Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine singular1xDeuteronomy 32:15
Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural1xJeremiah 5:28
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. to shine , i.e. (by analogy) be (causatively, make ) oily or gross
Source Gloss
to shine , i.e. (by analogy) be (causatively, make ) oily or gross
Extended definitionSource: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
to shine, i.e. (by analogy) be (causatively, make) oily or gross BDB: grow fat Usage: become (make, wax) fat.
Grammatical Forms
How the stem changes the meaning of this verb across the biblical text.
This verb appears through different tense, voice, mood, or stem patterns. Those forms help readers see how the action is presented in context.
Form groups2Aligned forms3
Qalbasic active stem — the word in its most common, direct sense2×
PerfectDeut 32:15 · Jer 5:282×
Hiphilcausative active — the subject causes someone else to perform the action1×
Sequential imperfectIsa 6:101×
Word Origins
שָׁמַן is a primitive root - no further derivation.