Hebrew · Strong's H8081 · Noun (masculine)
שֶׁמֶן
she·men
oil
193times used
176verses
26books
How it's translated
- with the oil38
- oil26
- the oil25
- and oil22
- the oil of16
- oil of6
- olive4
- with oil3
Definition
1) fat, oil
1a) fat, fatness
1b) oil, olive oil
1b1) as staple, medicament or unguent
1b2) for anointing
1c) fat (of fruitful land, valleys) (metaph)
Between Hebrew and Greek
The Greek Old Testament (the Septuagint), the Bible the first Christians often quoted, translates this word as:
Where it appears
Genesisacross the Old TestamentMalachi
- Leviticus36
- Numbers31
- Exodus19
- Ezekiel15
- Psalms10
- Isaiah10
- 1 Kings9
- 2 Kings7
- Proverbs5
- Deuteronomy4
…and 16 more books.
Every verse
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