sha.men describes fertile, well-provisioned land or food, and by extension people portrayed as prosperous or strong.

The term most often characterizes land, pasture, produce, or food as fertile and abundantly supplied; it also describes people in contexts that portray them as prosperous or strong.

1. Fertile or abundantly supplied land and food · dominant

   This use describes pasture, land, produce, and food in settings of provision. In 1 Chronicles 4:40 the APB renders the discovered pasture as “rich and pleasant”; in Genesis 49:20 it renders Asher's food as “rich”; and in Numbers 13:20 the land is assessed as “rich or lean.” Nehemiah 9:25 and Nehemiah 9:35 place the feminine form with land received amid houses, vineyards, food trees, and great goodness.

   1 Chronicles 4:40Genesis 49:20Numbers 13:20Isaiah 30:23Nehemiah 9:25Nehemiah 9:35
2. Prosperous or strong people · occasional

   The term also occurs of persons. In Judges 3:29 the APB describes the Moabites as “all rich and every man of valor,” while Ezekiel 34:16 places the feminine form alongside “the strong one” in the statement that this person will be destroyed.

   Judges 3:29Ezekiel 34:16

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB commonly presents the term with “rich,” especially for pasture, land, food, and a portion; it also uses “fat” for food in Habakkuk 1:16 and pairs “rich” with “strong” for a person in Ezekiel 34:16. These renderings reflect the clauses rather than a fixed English equivalent.