שָׁמֵן
sha.men (H8082)
rich
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# שָׁמֵן (Shamen): "Rich" The Hebrew word *shamen* appears ten times in the biblical text with the primary meaning "rich." Based on this limited data, the term functioned as an adjective describing wealth or abundance. The consistency of its definition across occurrences suggests it was a straightforward descriptor of material prosperity rather than a complex or metaphorical concept. The relatively modest frequency of this word—appearing only ten times in the entire Hebrew Bible—indicates it was neither a central theological term nor everyday vocabulary. This rarity makes each occurrence potentially significant, though without access to the specific biblical passages where it appears, we cannot determine whether the contexts emphasize wealth as positive, negative, or morally neutral. The word's simplicity in meaning contrasts with what might be expected of a concept so important to human experience, suggesting biblical Hebrew may have employed other terms more commonly to discuss wealth and prosperity. The existence of this dedicated term for "rich" reflects that ancient Hebrew speakers possessed vocabulary to distinguish states of economic condition. Its limited usage alongside whatever synonyms existed in the language leaves open questions about nuanced distinctions in meaning that such vocabulary sets typically maintain.
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“Asher’s food will be rich. He will produce royal dainties.
and what the land is, whether it is fertile or poor, whether there is wood therein, or not. Be courageous, and bring some of the fruit of the land.” Now the time was the time of the first-ripe grapes.
They struck at that time about ten thousand men of Moab, every strong man and every man of valor. No man escaped.
They found fat pasture and good, and the land was wide, and quiet, and peaceful; for those who lived there before were descended from Ham.
They took fortified cities and a rich land, and possessed houses full of all good things, cisterns dug out, vineyards, olive groves, and fruit trees in abundance. So they ate, were filled, became fat, and delighted themselves in your great goodness.
For they have not served you in their kingdom, and in your great goodness that you gave them, and in the large and rich land which you gave before them. They didn’t turn from their wicked works.
He will give the rain for your seed, with which you will sow the ground; and bread of the increase of the ground will be rich and plentiful. In that day, your livestock will feed in large pastures.
I will feed them with good pasture; and their fold will be on the mountains of the height of Israel. There they will lie down in a good fold. They will feed on fat pasture on the mountains of Israel.
“I will seek that which was lost, and will bring back that which was driven away, and will bind up that which was broken, and will strengthen that which was sick; but I will destroy the fat and the strong. I will feed them in justice.” ’
Therefore he sacrifices to his net, and burns incense to his dragnet, because by them his life is luxurious, and his food is good.