Lexicon :: Strong's H1880 - dešen

דֶּשֶׁן

Transliteration

dešen

Pronunciation

deh'-shen

Part of Speech

masculine noun

Root Word (Etymology)

From דָּשֵׁן (H1878)

Dictionary Aids

TWOT Reference: 457a

Strong's Info

Strong’s Definitions

דֶּשֶׁן deshen, deh'-shen; from H1878; the fat; abstractly fatness, i.e. (figuratively) abundance; specifically the (fatty) ashes of sacrifices:—ashes, fatness.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 15x

The KJV translates Strong's H1880 in the following manner: ashes (8x), fatness (7x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 15x

The KJV translates Strong's H1880 in the following manner: ashes (8x), fatness (7x).

Outline of Biblical Usage [?]

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

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)

דֶּשֶׁן deshen, deh'-shen; from H1878; the fat; abstractly fatness, i.e. (figuratively) abundance; specifically the (fatty) ashes of sacrifices:—ashes, fatness.

Brown-Driver-Briggs Lexicon [?] (Jump to Scripture Index)

STRONGS H1880: Abbreviations

† דֶּ֫שֶׁן noun masculine fatness, fat ashes — absolute ד׳ Psalm 63:6 + 8 times, דָּ֑שֶׁן Leviticus 1:16 + 3 times; construct דֶּשֶׁן Psalm 36:9; suffix דִּשְׁנִי Judges 9:9 —

1. fatness, abundance, luxuriance, oil, Judges 9:9 (of olive tree); abundance, fertility Psalm 63:6 (in simile || חֵלֶב), Psalm 65:12, of food and drink, Job 36:16; Jeremiah 31:14; passing over into figurative of spiritual blessing Psalm 36:9 (ביתך ד׳), Isaiah 55:2.

2. fat ashes, i.e. ashes of victims, mixed with the fat Leviticus 1:16; Leviticus 4:12 (twice in verse); Leviticus 6:3; Leviticus 6:4 (all P) Jeremiah 31:40; 1 Kings 13:3, 1 Kings 13:5.

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