Word

דָּשֵׁן

dâshên · H1878 · Hebrew · 11 occurrences

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Meanings

to grow fat

Process by which the human body accumulates fat, which used to be regarded as the best part and associated with health and well-being

Examples
Deuteronomy 31:20 “For when I bring them into the land flowing with milk and honey, which I swore to their fathers, and they eat and are satisfied and become prosperous, then they will turn to other gods and serve them, and spurn Me and break My covenant.
Proverbs 15:30 Bright eyes gladden the heart; Good news refreshes the bones.
to be covered with fat

Process by which an object becomes covered with fat

Examples
Isaiah 34:6 The sword of the LORD is filled with blood, It drips with fat, with the blood of lambs and goats, With the fat of the kidneys of rams. For the LORD has a sacrifice in Bozrah, And a great slaughter in the land of Edom.
to anoint

Causative action by which humans covers objects with a fatty substance

Examples
Psalm 23:5 You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies; You have anointed my head with oil; My cup overflows.
to be saturated with fat

Process by which a substance becomes mixed with fat

Examples
Isaiah 34:7 Wild oxen will also fall with them And young bulls with strong ones; So their land will be soaked with blood, And their dust become greasy with fat.
to clear away the fat ashes

Causative action by which humans remove the fat ashes from an object

Examples
Exodus 27:3 “And you shall make its pails for removing its ashes, and its shovels, its basins, its forks, and its firepans; you shall make all its utensils of bronze.
Numbers 4:13 “Then they shall clean away the ashes from the altar, and spread a purple cloth over it.
to be made fat > to prosper

Process by which humans are caused to prosper in life, described as becoming fat

Examples
Proverbs 11:25 A generous person will be prosperous, And one who gives others plenty of water will himself be given plenty.
Proverbs 13:4 The soul of the lazy one craves and gets nothing, But the soul of the diligent is made prosperous.
Proverbs 28:25 An arrogant person stirs up strife, But one who trusts in the LORD will prosper.
to accept

Action by which deities decide that an object is acceptable, as if containing fat

Examples
Psalm 20:3 May He remember all your meal offerings And accept your burnt offering! Selah

How it’s used In 4 roles

Every occurrence, grouped by the words it is grammatically related to.

the word studied the word it goes with

Who or what does itSubject

11 occurrences in 8 groups

Not stated: he, she or it 3
נֶפֶשׁsoul, life 2
עָפָרdust, dirt 1
שְׁמוּעָהnews 1
בָּטַחto trust, to rely on 1
Not stated: you (one person) 1

What it acts on, or what is saidObject

5 occurrences in 5 groups

מִזְבֵּחַaltar 1
עֹלָהburnt offering 1
עֶצֶםbone 1
רֹאשׁhead, top, chief 1
וֹhim 1

With prepositionsPrepositional phrases

2 occurrences in 2 groups

מִןfrom+ חֶלֶבfat 1
בin/on/with+ שֶׁמֶןoil 1

After prepositionsPrepositional phrases

1 occurrences in 1 groups

לto/for 1

When two words share a role, as in “Paul and Barnabas said”, the verse appears under each, so a section’s counts can add up to more than the number of occurrences.

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Semantic domains 6 entries

Fat002001001028: דָּשֵׁן describes becoming fat or well-fed, a physical condition of abundance, as Israel is warned that once fat and satisfied they will turn to other gods.
Cover002003001005: This code appears in a context of removing or covering the altar's ashes with a cloth, as Numbers 4 describes spreading a covering over the altar after its ashes are cleared away.
Mixed002003001012: דָּשֵׁן can describe the ashes as a mixed residue of burnt material, the mingled remains left after sacrifice that must be removed from the altar.
Non-Whole002003001021: דָּשֵׁן, in its ashes sense, describes the altar's burnt residue as reduced, broken-down remnant material rather than a whole, intact substance.
Safe002003003019: The favorable, well-fed condition דָּשֵׁן can describe carries connotations of security and provision, a state of being well cared for and safe from want.
Willing002001002028: דָּשֵׁן appears in a prayer sense of God graciously accepting or being pleased with an offering, tying the word to a favorable, willing acceptance.

Word family 3 words

Words formed from the same root. They share a form, not always a meaning.

דָּשֵׁןdâshên · H1878דֶּשֶׁן deshen · H1880 · fatness, fat ashes · 15×דָּשֵׁן dâshên · H1879 · luxuriant (plant), rich (food), to be vigorous · 3×

Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon H1878. dashen דָּשֵׁן verb be fat, grow fat (Arabic ; whence also grease, fat; Late…

H1878. dashen
דָּשֵׁן verb be fat, grow fat (Arabic ; whence also grease, fat; Late Hebrew דִּשֵּׁן make fat, compare Late Hebrew דֶּשֶׁן fat) —
Qal Perfect3masculine singular וְדָשֵׁן consecutive Deu 31:20 (JE) figurative of Israel's prosperity.
Pi`el Perfect דִּשַּׁנְתָּ Psa 23:5; וְדִשְּׁנוּ consecutive Num 4:13; Imperfect: יְדַשְּׁנֶהֶֿסּלָה Psa 20:4 volunt. (compare Ges§ 48, 3 De; but perhaps read suffix נֶהָ-, נָהּ+?l.c.); 3 feminine singular תְּדַשֶּׁןֿ Pro 15:30; Infinitive לְדַשְּׁנוֺ Exo 27:3 — causative make fat ראשׁי ׳ד בשׁמן i.e. anoint, symbol of festivity and joy Psa 23:5; ׳ד עָ֑צֶם Pro 15:30 of bodily effect of good news; ׳ד עולה find a burnt-offering fat = acceptable Psa 20:4; elsewhere denominative from דֶּשֶׁן (fat ashes); — take away, clear away the fat ashes (accusative of altar cleared) Num 4:13 (P), so לְדַשְּׁנוֺ סירות Exo 27:3 (P).
Pu`al Imperfect יְדֻשָּׁ֑ן Pro 28:25; Isa 34:7; Isa 34:3feminine singular תְּדֻשָּׁן Pro 11:25; Pro 13:4 — passive of causation
Pi`el be made fat, of dust saturated מֵחַלֶב Isa 34:7; figurative of prosperity of the liberal Pro 11:25, the diligent Pro 13:4, the trustful Pro 28:25.
Hothpa`al Perfect3feminine singular הֻדַּ֫שְׁנָה (compare Ol§ 271 Ges§ 54. 3) Isa 34:6, of Yahweh's sword: — it hath fattened itself מֵחֶלֶב || דָּםׅ (מָֽלְאָה

Brown, Driver and Briggs, A Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament (1906), public domain

Topical studies with this word 6 entries

Fat2 occurrences Willing1 occurrence Cover2 occurrences Mixed1 occurrence Non-Whole2 occurrences Safe3 occurrences

Meanings adapted from the UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament, © United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0 and the UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew (from the Semantic Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew), © United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0; MACULA Greek Linguistic Datasets, available at https://github.com/Clear-Bible/macula-greek/, licensed CC BY 4.0; MACULA Hebrew Linguistic Datasets © 2022-2024 by Biblica, Inc., CC BY 4.0. Westminster Leningrad Codex (tanach.us). OpenScriptures Hebrew Bible morphology (hb.openscriptures.org), CC BY 4.0.

Sources

eRhema lexical overview, based on the UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew and the UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament (© United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Macula Hebrew and Greek (Clear Bible, CC BY 4.0); released under CC BY-SA 4.0