fatness
mish.man denotes bodily fullness or abundance, and in one setting the richest parts of a province.
The term most often occurs in clauses concerning bodily fullness: those called “fat ones” are struck down, and the fullness of flesh wastes away. In Daniel 11:24, its construct plural form instead describes the richest parts of a province.
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Bodily fullness in persons or flesh · dominant
In Isaiah 10:16 the construct plural stands in the clause where the Lord sends leanness among those the APB calls “his fat ones”; Psalm 78:31 likewise places the plural among those killed and struck down. Isaiah 17:4 uses the singular construct with “flesh,” where the APB renders the clause “the fatness of his flesh will starve.”
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The richest parts of a region · rare
In Daniel 11:24, the construct plural occurs in the clause about entering parts of a province during peace; the APB renders these as “the richest parts of the province.”
In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB presents the term with “fat ones” in Isaiah 10:16 and Psalm 78:31, “fatness” in Isaiah 17:4, and “richest parts” in Daniel 11:24. These renderings confirm the clauses' contexts rather than establish a separate English equivalent in every verse.