דָּשֵׁן

Strong’s Definition

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

Etymology & Derivation

a primitive root; also denominatively (from H1880 (דֶּשֶׁן))

KJV Usage

accept, anoint, take away the (receive) ashes (from), make (wax) fat.

Detailed Definition

From the Brown–Driver–Briggs (BDB) Hebrew lexicon outline.

• 1.to be fat, grow fat, become fat, become prosperous, anoint
• 2.(qal) of prosperity (figuratively)
• 3.(piel)
• 4.(pual) to be made fat
• 5.(hothpael) to fatten oneself (of jehovah's sword)

Scholarly Notes

Transliteration: dâshên; Pronunciation: daw-shane'