וָ֭/שֶׁמֶן

𐤅/𐤔𐤌𐤍

vashemen

and 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.

H8081

Proverbs 21:20 · Word #3

Lexicon H8081

Lemmaשֶׁמֶן
Lemma (Paleo)𐤔𐤌𐤍
Transliterationshemen
Strong'sH8081
In-contextand oil

Morphology HC/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

Rootשמן (š-m-n)
Core Meaningsfatness, richness, luxuriance, abundance
Semantic Rangeolive oil, anointing oil, ointment, fatness, richness, prosperity, abundance
Conceptual SignificanceOil 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 NotesPreposition ב ("in/with") with assimilated definite article ("the") + noun שֶׁמֶן, masculine singular absolute.
Rendering RationaleThe 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
H8081-01 bashamen in the rich oil
H8081-03 beshemen in rich oil
H8083-02 bishemoneh in eight
H8081-04 hashamen the rich oil
H8082-01 hashemenah the fat one
H8081-06 kashemen like the rich oil
H8083-03 lishemonah to eight
H8081-08 mishamen from oil-richness
H8081-10 shamen fat-rich oil
H8081-12 shameni my rich-oil
H8082-02 shemenah fat (feminine singular)
H8083-05 shemonat eight (of)
H8083-08 ushemonat and eight-of
H8081-20 vashamen in the rich oil
H8081-23 vekhashamen and like the rich oil
H8081-24 vekhashemen and like 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