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שֶׁמֶן

Strong’s: H8081

Associated OET lemmas: שֶׁמֶן

Authors: Reinier de Blois

Form 1

Part of speech: nsm

Related lemmas: שׁמן

Sense 1: oil, ointment

Semantic domains: Liquids (001006007)

Core domains: Liquids (101)

Definition: = high quality oil, ◄ extracted from the fruits of the olive tree during the first pressing; ► used as food, medicine, fuel, perfume (when mixed with spices), and other purposes; also used in various religious rituals; ≈ associated with joy, but also known for its softness, smoothness, and elusiveness

Further resources: Realia:9.3; Realia:1.10.5

Synonyms: בֹּשֶׂם · גֶּפֶן · דְּבֵלָה · דְּבַשׁ · חִטָּה · יַיִן · מַאֲכָל · מַחֲמָאֹת · מֹר · מִשְׁתֶּה · סֹלֶת · צִמּוּקִים · צֹרִי · קְטֹרֶת · קַיִץ · קֶמַח · רִמֹּון · רִקֻּחַ · שְׂעֹרָה · תְּאֵנָה

Show passage in OET: GEN 28:18

OET-RV GEN 28:18

18 Then in the morning Ya’akov got up early, and he took the stone that he’d put under his head and stood it up longways as a pillar, and he poured oil over the top of it.

OET-LV GEN 28:18

18 And_ Yaˊₐqoⱱ _he _rose _early in_morning and_he/it _took DOM the_stone which he _had _put of _his _head _of_the _place and_he/it _assigned DOM_her/it a _pillar and_he _poured oil on top _of_its.

Show passage in OET: GEN 35:14

OET-RV GEN 35:14

14 Then Ya’akov set up a stone pillar at the place where God had spoken with him, and he poured a drink offering over it, followed by oil,

OET-LV GEN 35:14

14 And_ Yaˊₐqoⱱ _he _set _up a _pillar at_place where he _had _spoken with_him/it a _pillar _of stone and_he _poured _out on/upon_it(f) a _drink _offering and_he _poured on/upon_it(f) oil.

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All 164 recorded passages for this sense

GEN: OET GEN 28:18 · OET GEN 35:14

EXO: OET EXO 25:6 · OET EXO 27:20 · OET EXO 29:2 · OET EXO 29:7 · OET EXO 29:21 · OET EXO 29:23 · OET EXO 29:40 · OET EXO 30:24–25 · OET EXO 30:31 · OET EXO 31:11 · OET EXO 35:8 · OET EXO 35:14–15 · OET EXO 35:28 · OET EXO 37:29 · OET EXO 39:37–38 · OET EXO 40:9

LEV: OET LEV 2:1–2 · OET LEV 2:4–7 · OET LEV 2:15–16 · OET LEV 5:11 · OET LEV 6:15 · OET LEV 6:21 · OET LEV 7:10 · OET LEV 7:12 · OET LEV 8:2 · OET LEV 8:10 · OET LEV 8:12 · OET LEV 8:26 · OET LEV 8:30 · OET LEV 9:4 · OET LEV 10:7 · OET LEV 14:10 · OET LEV 14:12 · OET LEV 14:15–18 · OET LEV 14:21 · OET LEV 14:24 · OET LEV 14:26–29 · OET LEV 21:10 · OET LEV 21:12 · OET LEV 23:13 · OET LEV 24:2

NUM: OET NUM 4:9 · OET NUM 4:16 · OET NUM 5:15 · OET NUM 6:15 · OET NUM 7:13 · OET NUM 7:19 · OET NUM 7:25 · OET NUM 7:31 · OET NUM 7:37 · OET NUM 7:43 · OET NUM 7:49 · OET NUM 7:55 · OET NUM 7:61 · OET NUM 7:67 · OET NUM 7:73 · OET NUM 7:79 · OET NUM 8:8 · OET NUM 11:8 · OET NUM 15:4 · OET NUM 15:6 · OET NUM 15:9 · OET NUM 28:5 · OET NUM 28:9 · OET NUM 28:12–13 · OET NUM 28:20 · OET NUM 28:28 · OET NUM 29:3 · OET NUM 29:9 · OET NUM 29:14 · OET NUM 35:25

DEU: OET DEU 8:8 · OET DEU 28:40 · OET DEU 32:13 · OET DEU 33:24

SA1: OET SA1 10:1 · OET SA1 16:1 · OET SA1 16:13

SA2: OET SA2 1:21 · OET SA2 14:2

KI1: OET KI1 1:39 · OET KI1 5:11 · OET KI1 17:12 · OET KI1 17:14 · OET KI1 17:16

KI2: OET KI2 4:2 · OET KI2 4:6–7 · OET KI2 9:1 · OET KI2 9:3 · OET KI2 9:6 · OET KI2 20:13

CH1: OET CH1 9:29 · OET CH1 12:40 · OET CH1 27:28

CH2: OET CH2 2:10 · OET CH2 2:15 · OET CH2 11:11

EZR: OET EZR 3:7

EST: OET EST 2:12

JOB: OET JOB 29:6

PSA: OET PSA 23:5 · OET PSA 45:7 · OET PSA 55:21 · OET PSA 89:20 · OET PSA 92:10 · OET PSA 104:15 · OET PSA 109:18 · OET PSA 133:2 · OET PSA 141:5

PRO: OET PRO 5:3 · OET PRO 21:17 · OET PRO 21:20 · OET PRO 27:9 · OET PRO 27:16

ECC: OET ECC 7:1 · OET ECC 9:8 · OET ECC 10:1

SNG: OET SNG 1:3 · OET SNG 4:10

ISA: OET ISA 1:6 · OET ISA 39:2 · OET ISA 57:9 · OET ISA 61:3

JER: OET JER 40:10 · OET JER 41:8

EZE: OET EZE 16:9 · OET EZE 16:13 · OET EZE 16:18–19 · OET EZE 23:41 · OET EZE 27:17 · OET EZE 32:14 · OET EZE 45:14 · OET EZE 45:24–25 · OET EZE 46:5 · OET EZE 46:7 · OET EZE 46:11 · OET EZE 46:14–15

HOS: OET HOS 2:5 · OET HOS 12:1

AMO: OET AMO 6:6

MIC: OET MIC 6:7 · OET MIC 6:15

HAG: OET HAG 2:12

Sense 2: fat

Semantic domains: Creatures (001001002)

Core domains: Body (019)

Definition: = oily substance found in the body of humans and animal

Show passage in OET: PSA 109:24

OET-RV PSA 109:24

24 My knees are weak from fasting.
⇔ ≈ My body is frail from not eating enough.

OET-LV PSA 109:24

24 Knees _of_my they _have _staggered from_fasting and_flesh _of_my it _has _become _lean from_fatness.

Show passage in OET: ISA 10:27

OET-RV ISA 10:27

27 Then at that time, he’ll lift his load off your shoulders and his yoke from off your neck, and that yoke will be broken as you begin to thrive again.

OET-LV ISA 10:27

27 And_it _was in _the_day (the)_that burden _of_its it _will _be _removed from_under shoulder _of_your and_yoke _of_its from_under neck _of_your and_ the_yoke _it _will _be _broken from_face/in _front _of fatness.

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Sense 3: fertile, rich

Semantic domains: Good (002001001028)

Core domains: Quality (137)

Definition: literally: fat; hence: = state in which land or food is of an exceedingly good quality

Show passage in OET: ISA 5:1

OET-RV ISA 5:1

5 Let me sing, please, to my dearest one,
⇔ a song for my darling about his vineyard.
⇔ My dearest had a vineyard on very fertile hillside.

OET-LV ISA 5:1

5 Let _me _sing please to_my _beloved _of_one a _song _of my _beloved _of_my of_vineyard _of_his a _vineyard it _belonged to_my _beloved _of_one on_a _horn _of a _son _of oil.

Show passage in OET: ISA 25:6

OET-RV ISA 25:6

6 Then Commander-in-chief Yahweh will hold a banquet of good things for all that people on that mountain.
⇔ There’ll be vintage wine and choice meat.

OET-LV ISA 25:6

6 And_ YHWH soldiers/messengers _he _will _make to/from_all/each/any/every the_peoples on_mountain the_this a _feast _of fat _things a _feast _of old _wine(s) fat _things full _of _marrow old _wine(s) refined.

Jump to OET ISA 5:1 section.

Jump to OET ISA 25:6 section.

Sense 4: oil tree, wild olive, oleaster

Semantic domains: Trees (001003002)

Core domains: Plant (125)

Definition: literally: oil tree; hence: = wild olive tree; ◄ Olea europaea oleaster

Collocations: עֵץ שֶׁמֶן

Synonyms: אֶרֶז · בְּרֹושׁ · הֲדַס · זַיִת · שִׁטָּה · תְּאַשּׁוּר · תִּדְהָר · תָּמָר

Show passage in OET: KI1 6:23

OET-RV KI1 6:23

23 In the inner room, he made two winged creatures that were five metres high and made of olive wood.

OET-LV KI1 6:23

23 And_he/it _made in_room two _of cherubim wood(s)_of olive was_ten cubits height _of_its.

Show passage in OET: KI1 6:31

OET-RV KI1 6:31

31 He made doors and doorposts for the inner room with olive wood,

OET-LV KI1 6:31

31 And_DOM the _entrance _of the _innermost _room he _made doors _of wood(s)_of olive the_pillar doorposts _of fifth.

Jump to OET KI1 6:23 section.

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All 6 recorded passages for this sense

KI1: OET KI1 6:23 · OET KI1 6:31–33

NEH: OET NEH 8:15

ISA: OET ISA 41:19