Lexicon
שָׁמָן
she.man
H4924A
H:N-M Hebrew

fat

2
Occurrences
1
Books
Hebrew
Language

she.man denotes the earth's fatness as part of blessings concerning dwelling, grain, wine, and heaven's dew.

The attested use presents the earth's fatness as a benefit named alongside heaven's dew: in Genesis 27:28 it accompanies plentiful grain and wine, and in Genesis 27:39 it is connected with a dwelling.

Senses in use

  1. The earth's fatness in a blessing · dominant

    Both occurrences use the masculine plural construct form in a phrase concerning the earth. In Genesis 27:28 the APB renders the clause "of the fatness of the earth" alongside dew, plentiful grain, and wine; in Genesis 27:39 it renders "from the fat of the earth" in a statement about dwelling and dew from heaven.

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB presents the clause as "the fatness of the earth" in Genesis 27:28 and "the fat of the earth" in Genesis 27:39. These phrases confirm the clause's overall presentation rather than establish a separate sense.

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