בַּ/שָּֽׁמֶן
𐤁/𐤔𐤌𐤍
bashamen
with oil
from שָׁמַן; grease, especially liquid (as from the olive, often perfumed); figuratively, richness; anointing, [idiom] fat (things), [idiom] fruitful, oil(-ed), ointment, olive, [phrase] pine.
Isaiah 1:6 · Word #18
Lexicon H8081
| Lemma | שֶׁמֶן |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤔𐤌𐤍 |
| Transliteration | shemen |
| Strong's | H8081 |
| In-context | with oil |
Morphology HRd/Ncmsa
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | N — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea |
| Subtype | c — Common — Common noun |
| Gender | m — Masculine — Masculine |
| Number | s — Singular — Singular |
| State | a — Absolute — The noun stands independently |
SIBI-P1 H8081-01
in the rich oil
| Root | שמן (š-m-n) |
| Core Meanings | fatness, richness, luxuriance, abundance |
| Semantic Range | olive oil, anointing oil, perfumed ointment, fatness, prosperity, luxuriance, abundance |
| Conceptual Significance | Oil in the Hebrew Bible signifies material provision, ritual consecration, healing, and divine blessing. Its root sense of richness connects physical abundance with spiritual favor and covenantal prosperity. |
| Morphological Notes | Preposition ב ("in/with") with assimilated definite article + masculine singular noun שֶׁמֶן in the absolute state. |
| Rendering Rationale | The noun שֶׁמֶן derives from the root שמן, conveying fatness and richness. The form is masculine singular absolute with the prefixed preposition ב and the definite article, yielding "in the rich oil," preserving both the concrete sense of oil and its underlying idea of richness or fatness. |
AI-generated (openai/gpt-5.2-chat-latest)
Words from Root שמן (fatness, richness, luxuriance, abundance)
| SILEX Code | Transliteration | SIBI-P1 |
|---|---|---|
H820-01 |
baashemanim | among the fat-lands |
H4924-02 |
bemishemaneyhem | among their fat-rich ones |
H8081-03 |
beshemen | in rich oil |
Word Usage (193 occurrences of H8081)
| Location | Form | Transliteration | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| Genesis 28:18 | שֶׁ֖מֶן | shemen | oil |
| Genesis 35:14 | שָֽׁמֶן | shamen | oil |
| Exodus 25:6 | שֶׁ֖מֶן | shemen | oil |