וְ/שֶׁ֖מֶן

𐤅/𐤔𐤌𐤍

veshemen

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 27:16 · Word #4

Lexicon H8081

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

Morphology HC/Ncmsc 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 c — Construct — The noun is bound to the following word

SIBI-P1 H8081-26

and fat-rich oil

Rootשׁמן (š-m-n)
Core Meaningsfatness, richness, luxuriance, abundance
Semantic Rangeolive oil, perfumed oil, anointing oil, grease, richness, fertility, abundance (figurative)
Conceptual SignificanceOil in the Hebrew Bible symbolizes material blessing, covenantal abundance, healing, consecration, and joy. Its association with "fatness" underscores divine provision and agricultural prosperity, and it plays a central role in anointing kings, priests, and sacred objects.
Morphological NotesConjunction וְ prefixed to a masculine singular noun (שֶׁמֶן). Forms include both absolute (Ncmsa) and construct (Ncmsc) states; singular masculine throughout.
Rendering RationaleThe noun שֶׁמֶן derives from the root שׁמן, conveying the idea of fatness or richness. Rendering it as "fat-rich oil" preserves the concrete sense of oily fatness inherent in the root, rather than reducing it to a generic "oil." The conjunction וְ ("and") is retained, and the masculine singular form is reflected in the singular mass noun "oil."

AI-generated (openai/gpt-5.2-chat-latest)

Words from Root שׁמן (fatness, richness, luxuriance, abundance)

SILEX Code Transliteration SIBI-P1
H8081-02 bashemen in the rich oil
H8083-01 bishemonah with eight
H8081-05 hashemen the rich oil
H8081-07 leshemen for rich oil
H4924-01 mishemaney from the fat-richnesses of
H8081-09 mishemen from oil (fat-richness)
H8081-11 shamenah her rich oil
H8081-13 shemanayikhe your rich oils
H8081-14 shemaneykha your rich oils
H8081-15 shemanim rich oils
H8081-16 shemen rich oil
H8083-04 shemonah eight
H8083-06 shemoneh eight (feminine singular)
H8081-17 uleshemen and for rich oil of
H8081-18 umishamenah and from her rich oil
H4924-02 umisheman and fatness of
H8081-19 umishemen and from the richness-oil of
H8083-07 ushemonah and eight
H8083-09 ushemoneh and eight (feminine)
H8084-02 ushemonim and eight-tens
H8083-10 uvishemoneh and in eight
H8081-22 vehashemen and the rich oil
H8081-25 veshameni and my oil of richness

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