בַ/שֶּׁ֔מֶן
𐤁/𐤔𐤌𐤍
vashemen
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.
Numbers 28:13 · Word #6
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 H8081-21
in the rich oil
| Root | שמן (š-m-n) |
| Core Meanings | fatness, richness, luxuriance, abundance |
| Semantic Range | olive oil, anointing oil, ointment, fatness, richness, prosperity, abundance |
| Conceptual Significance | Oil in the Hebrew Bible signifies material abundance, agricultural blessing, consecration, and divine favor. Its association with fatness links it to vitality and prosperity, making it a symbol of both physical sustenance and spiritual anointing. |
| Morphological Notes | Preposition ב ("in/with") with assimilated definite article ("the") + noun שֶׁמֶן, masculine singular absolute. |
| Rendering Rationale | The noun שֶׁמֶן derives from the root שׁמן, conveying the idea of fatness or richness. Rendering it as "rich oil" preserves this sense of luxuriant fatness inherent in the root. The prefixed בַ־ (beth + definite article) and the masculine singular absolute form are reflected in "in the," maintaining the definite, singular sense of the Hebrew form. |
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 |
H8081-01 |
bashamen | in the rich oil |
H4924-01 |
bemishemaneyhem | among their fat-rich ones |
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 |