Deshen — H1880

H1880 · Hebrew — דשן

Pronunciation: deh'-shen

Definition

masculine noun

the fat; abstractly fatness, i.e. (figuratively) abundance; specifically the (fatty) ashes of sacrifices

  1. fat ashes, fatness
    1. fatness
      1. of fertility
      2. of blessing (fig.)
    2. fat ashes (ashes of victims, mixed with the fat)

Usually translated as

ashes, fatness

Origin

from H1878

Greek equivalents

Occurrences

Deshen occurs 15 times in 14 verses of the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: Leviticus (4), Judges (1), 1 Kings (2), Job (1), Psalms (3), Isaiah (1), Jeremiah (2)

Strong's Lexicon — D