Original Language Studio
Jeremiah 5:28
“They are waxen fat, they shine: yea, they overpass the deeds of the wicked: they judge not the cause, the cause of the fatherless, yet they prosper; and the right of the needy do they not judge.” (KJV)
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Lexical meaning
H8080 · Hebrew
- Definition
- to shine, i.e. (by analogy) be (causatively, make) oily or gross
- Derivation
- a primitive root;
- KJV renderings
- become (make, wax) fat.
- Grammar
- שָׁמְנ֣וּ — verb Qal, perfect, 3rd person, common, plural
- Usage
- Occurs 5 times in the Hebrew Bible.Deuteronomy 32:15Deuteronomy 32:15Nehemiah 9:25Isaiah 6:10
Theological interpretation (AI)
The card on the left shows lexical data from published sources. Interpretation is separate: ask the Companion to explain how traditions read שָׁמַן here.
Hebrew text: Westminster Leningrad Codex (public domain). Morphology & lemmas: Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible, CC BY 4.0 (hb.openscriptures.org). Lexicon: Strong's Hebrew Dictionary (1894, public domain; JSON edition © Open Scriptures, CC BY-SA). Verse numbers follow the Hebrew text, which occasionally differs from English Bibles.