STRONGS NUMBER H1878


Word Summary
dashen: to be fat, grow fat
Original Word: דָּשֵׁן
Transliteration: dashen
Phonetic Spelling: (daw-shane')
Part of Speech: Verb
Short Definition: to be fat, grow fat
Meaning: to be fat, to fatten, to anoint, to satisfy, to remove, ashes
Strong's Concordance
accept, anoint, take away the receive ashes from, make wax fat

A primitive root; to be fat; transitively, to fatten (or regard as fat); specifically to anoint; figuratively, to satisfy; denominatively (from deshen) to remove (fat) ashes (of sacrifices) -- accept, anoint, take away the (receive) ashes (from), make (wax) fat.

see HEBREW deshen

Brown-Driver-Briggs

H1878. dashen

דָּשֵׁןverb be fat, grow fat (Arabic ; whence also grease, fat; Late Hebrew דִּשֵּׁןmake fat, compare Late Hebrew דֶּשֶׁןfat) —

Qal Perfect3masculine singular וְדָשֵׁן‎ consecutive Deuteronomy 31:20 (JE) figurative of Israel's prosperity.

Pi`el Perfect דִּשַּׁנְתָּPsalm 23:5; וְדִשְּׁנוּ‎ consecutive Numbers 4:13; Imperfect: יְדַשְּׁנֶהֶֿסּלָהPsalm 20:4 volunt. (compare Ges§ 48, 3 De; but perhaps read suffix נֶהָ‎-, נָהּ‎+?l.c.); 3 feminine singular תְּדַשֶּׁןֿProverbs 15:30; Infinitive לְדַשְּׁנוֺExodus 27:3 — causative make fat ראשׁי ׳ד בשׁמן‎ i.e. anoint, symbol of festivity and joy Psalm 23:5; ׳ד עָ֑צֶםProverbs 15:30 of bodily effect of good news; ׳ד עולהfind a burnt-offering fat = acceptable Psalm 20:4; elsewhere denominative from דֶּשֶׁן‎ (fat ashes); — take away, clear away the fat ashes (accusative of altar cleared) Numbers 4:13 (P), so לְדַשְּׁנוֺ סירותExodus 27:3 (P).

Pu`al Imperfect יְדֻשָּׁ֑ןProverbs 28:25; Isaiah 34:7; 3feminine singular תְּדֻשָּׁןProverbs 11:25; 13:4 — passive of causation

Pi`el be made fat, of dust saturated מֵחַלֶבIsaiah 34:7; figurative of prosperity of the liberal Proverbs 11:25, the diligent 13:4, the trustful 28:25.

Hothpa`al Perfect3feminine singular הֻדַּ֫שְׁנָה‎ (compare Ol§ 271 Ges§ 54. 3) Isaiah 34:6, of Yahweh's sword: — it hath fattened itself מֵחֶלֶב‎ "" דָּםׅ (מָֽלְאָה