Shemen

The NAS Old Testament Hebrew Lexicon

Strong's Number: 8081

Original Word	Word Origin
!mX	from (08080)
Transliterated Word	TDNT Entry
Shemen	TWOT - 2410c
Phonetic Spelling	Parts of Speech
sheh'-men	Noun Masculine

Definition

fat, oil
1. fat, fatness
2. oil, olive oil
  1. as staple, medicament or unguent
  2. for anointing
3. fat (of fruitful land, valleys) (metaph)

NAS Word Usage - Total: 194

choice 1, fatness 2, fertile 2, fertile* 1, lavish 1, oil 176, oils 3, ointment 1, olive 6, wild* 1

NAS Verse Count
Genesis	2
Exodus	19
Leviticus	36
Numbers	31
Deuteronomy	4
1 Samuel	3
2 Samuel	2
1 Kings	9
2 Kings	7
1 Chronicles	3
2 Chronicles	3
Ezra	1
Nehemiah	1
Esther	1
Job	1
Psalms	10
Proverbs	5
Ecclesiastes	3
Solomon	2
Isaiah	10
Jeremiah	2
Ezekiel	15
Hosea	2
Amos	1
Micah	2
Haggai	1

Total	176

The Hebrew lexicon is Brown, Driver, Briggs, Gesenius Lexicon; this is keyed to the "Theological Word Book of the Old Testament." These files are considered public domain.

Bibliography Information

Brown, Driver, Briggs and Gesenius. "Hebrew Lexicon entry for Shemen". "The NAS Old Testament Hebrew Lexicon". .

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