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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שָׁמַן H8080
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 It becoming fat 1× Deuteronomy 32:15
calloused 1× Isaiah 6:10
grew fat 1× Deuteronomy 32:15
they grew fat 1× Nehemiah 9:25
They have grown fat 1× Jeremiah 5:28
Show sample aligned rows
Deuteronomy 32:15 וַיִּשְׁמַ֤ן to grew fat Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Deuteronomy 32:15 שָׁמַ֖נְתָּ to becoming fat Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine singular Nehemiah 9:25 וַיַּשְׁמִ֔ינוּ to they grew fat Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural Isaiah 6:10 הַשְׁמֵן֙ to calloused Verb - Hifil - Imperative - masculine singular Jeremiah 5:28 שָׁמְנ֣וּ to They have grown fat Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Deuteronomy 32:15
Aligned rows 5
Books represented 4
Deuteronomy 2 Nehemiah 1 Isaiah 1 Jeremiah 1
Source forms
הַשְׁמֵן֙ 1x haš·mên Isaiah 6:10
וַיַּשְׁמִ֔ינוּ 1x way·yaš·mî·nū Nehemiah 9:25
וַיִּשְׁמַ֤ן 1x way·yiš·man Deuteronomy 32:15
שָׁמְנ֣וּ 1x šā·mə·nū Jeremiah 5:28
שָׁמַ֖נְתָּ 1x šā·man·tā Deuteronomy 32:15
Parsing patterns
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural 1x Nehemiah 9:25
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular 1x Deuteronomy 32:15
Verb - Hifil - Imperative - masculine singular 1x Isaiah 6:10
Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine singular 1x Deuteronomy 32:15
Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural 1x Jeremiah 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 definition Source: 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 groups 2 Aligned forms 3
Qal basic active stem — the word in its most common, direct sense 2×
Perfect Deut 32:15 · Jer 5:28 2×
Hiphil causative active — the subject causes someone else to perform the action 1×
Sequential imperfect Isa 6:10 1×
Word Origins
שָׁמַן is a primitive root - no further derivation.
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