Quick Definition
to grow fat
Strong's Definition
to shine, i.e. (by analogy) be (causatively, make) oily or gross
Derivation: a primitive root;
KJV Usage: become (make, wax) fat.
TWOT Reference: 2410
Outline of Biblical Usage
Septuagint (LXX) Greek Equivalents
This Hebrew word is translated by the following Greek words in the Septuagint:
STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Hebrew Lexicon
שָׁמֵן (sha.man) — to grow fat. 1) to be or become fat, grow fat 1a) (Qal) fat (subst) 1b) (Hiphil) to make fat, show fatness
UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew
verb · אַשְׁמַנִּים · מִשְׁמָן · מַשְׁמַנִּים · שָׁמָן · שָׁמֵן · שֶׁמֶן
Fat | verb qal, verb hif | ≈ כשׂה · עבה · עשׁת
to be well-fed literally: to be fat; hence: = state in which humans or animals look healthy and strong ◄ as a result of an abundance of food; ≈ it is important to note that fatness is usually regarded as a good quality in the OT, even though the causes and consequences are not necessarily considered positive; sometimes, however, fatness is associated with dullness and unresponsiveness
Foolish | verb hif | ≈ כבד · שׁעע
Collocation: שׁמן לֵב
to make (someone's) heart fat > to make (someone's) mind dull and unresponsive literally: to cause (someone else's) heart to be fat; hence: = causative action by which humans cause the mind of other humans to be dull and unresponsive
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Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon
[שָׁמֵן] vb. grow fat Qal fat beast
Hiph. were sated and shewed fatness
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