Dâshên — H1878

Definition

verb

to be fat; transitively, to fatten (or regard as fat); specifically to anoint; figuratively, to satisfy; to remove (fat) ashes (of sacrifices)

1. to be fat, grow fat, become fat, become prosperous, anoint
1. (Qal) of prosperity (fig.)
2. (Piel)
1. to make fat, anoint
2. to find fat (of offering-acceptable)
3. to take away ashes (from altar)
3. (Pual) to be made fat
4. (Hothpael) to fatten oneself (of Jehovah's sword)

Usually translated as

fat, ashes, accept, anoint, take away the, make

Origin

a primitive root; also denominatively (from H1880)

• Derived from Deshen (H1880)

Greek equivalents

• empíplēmi (G1705)
• pachýnō (G3975)

Occurrences

Dâshên occurs 11 times in the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: Exodus (1), Numbers (1), Deuteronomy (1), Psalms (2), Proverbs (4), Isaiah (2)

• Exodus 27:3 — And thou shalt make his pans to receive his ashes (לְדַשְּׁנ֔וֹ), and his shovels, and his basons, and his fleshhooks, and his firepans: all the vessels thereof thou shalt make of brass.
• Numbers 4:13 — And they shall take away the ashes (וְדִשְּׁנ֖וּ) from the altar, and spread a purple cloth thereon:
• Deuteronomy 31:20 — For when I shall have brought them into the land which I sware unto their fathers, that floweth with milk and honey; and they shall have eaten and filled themselves, and waxen fat (וְדָשֵׁ֑ן); then will they turn unto other gods, and serve them, and provoke me, and break my covenant.
• Psalms 20:3 — Remember all thy offerings, and accept (יְדַשְּׁנֶ֣ה) thy burnt sacrifice; Selah.
• Psalms 23:5 — Thou preparest a table before me in the presence of mine enemies: thou anointest (דִּשַּׁ֖נְתָּ) my head with oil; my cup runneth over.
• Proverbs 11:25 — The liberal soul shall be made fat (תְדֻשָּׁ֑ן): and he that watereth shall be watered also himself.
• Proverbs 13:4 — The soul of the sluggard desireth, and hath nothing: but the soul of the diligent shall be made fat (תְּדֻשָּֽׁן).
• Proverbs 15:30 — The light of the eyes rejoiceth the heart: and a good report maketh the bones fat (תְּדַשֶּׁן).
• Proverbs 28:25 — He that is of a proud heart stirreth up strife: but he that putteth his trust in the LORD shall be made fat (יְדֻשָּֽׁן).
• Isaiah 34:6 — The sword of the LORD is filled with blood, it is made fat (הֻדַּ֣שְׁנָה) with fatness, and with the blood of lambs and goats, with the fat of the kidneys of rams: for the LORD hath a sacrifice in Bozrah, and a great slaughter in the land of Idumea.
• Isaiah 34:7 — And the unicorns shall come down with them, and the bullocks with the bulls; and their land shall be soaked with blood, and their dust made fat (יְדֻשָּֽׁן) with fatness.