What does שֶׁמֶן · טוֹב mean in the Bible?
שֶׁמֶן · טוֹב is a Hebrew phrase meaning "good oil, precious oil".
Hebrew · H8081, H2896
שֶׁמֶן הַטּוֹב
Grease , especially liquid (as from the olive, often perfumed); figuratively, richness · good (as an adjective) in the widest sense; used likewise as a noun, both in the masculine and the feminine, the singular and the plural (good, a good or good thing, a good man or woman; the good, goods or good things, good men or women), also as an adverb (well)
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שֶׁמֶן H8081 grease , especially liquid (as from the olive, often perfumed); figuratively, richness
Pronunciation šemen
Oil signals divine favor and consecration; moves from literal anointing to figurative abundance and blessing.
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טוֹב H2896 good (as an adjective) in the widest sense; used likewise as a noun, both in the masculine and the feminine, the singular and the plural (good, a good or good thing, a good man or woman; the good, goods or good things, good men or women), also as an adverb (well)
What does שֶׁמֶן הַטּוֹב (shemen hattov) mean in the Bible?
שֶׁמֶן · טוֹב is a Hebrew phrase meaning "good oil, precious oil".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for H8081, H2896?
H8081, H2896 is connected to 758 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. good oil, precious oil
Strong's H8081, H2896
Lexical occurrences 758 verses Source Gloss
good oil, precious oil
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
שֶׁמֶן הַטּוֹב is built from this root:
Cross-Language Connections
Greek words that correspond to or develop the meaning of this Hebrew word in the New Testament.
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