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H8081 · שֶׁמֶן

shemen

Primary-Source Attested

Strong’s definition

grease, especially liquid (as from the olive, often perfumed); figuratively, richness

KJV gloss list in the source

anointing, [idiom] fat (things), [idiom] fruitful, oil(-ed), ointment, olive, [phrase] pine.

Source pronunciation notation: sheh'-men

Derivation recorded by Strong

from H8080 (שָׁמַן);

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