Shemen — H8081

H8081 · Hebrew — שמן

Pronunciation: sheh'-men

Definition

masculine noun

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

  1. fat, oil
    1. fat, fatness
    2. oil, olive oil
      1. as staple, medicament or unguent
      2. for anointing
    3. fat (of fruitful land, valleys) (metaph)

Usually translated as

oil, ointment, olive, fat, oiled, anointing, pine, fruitful

Origin

from H8080

Greek equivalents

Occurrences

Shemen occurs 193 times in 176 verses of the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: Genesis (2), Exodus (19), Leviticus (36), Numbers (31), Deuteronomy (4), 1 Samuel (3), 2 Samuel (2), 1 Kings (9), 2 Kings (7), 1 Chronicles (3), 2 Chronicles (3), Ezra (1), Nehemiah (1), Esther (1), Job (1), Psalms (10), Proverbs (5), Ecclesiastes (3), Song of Songs (2), Isaiah (10), Jeremiah (2), Ezekiel (15), Hosea (2), Amos (1), Micah (2), Haggai (1)

Strong's Lexicon — S