Word Study · Strong's H1880 · Hebrew
דֶּשֶׁן
deshen
deh'-shen
“the fat”
Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain
the fat; abstractly fatness, i.e. (figuratively) abundance; specifically the (fatty) ashes of sacrifices
Rendered in the KJV as
ashes, fatness.
- 15occurrencesin the Old Testament
- 7 of 39Old Testament bookswhere the word stands
- 14inflected formsdistinct spellings
Across 15 occurrences
The word itself
Inflected forms · 14
- הַדֶּ֖שֶׁן2
- בַּדֶּ֖שֶׁן1
- דָּ֑שֶׁן1
- דָֽשֶׁן׃1
- דָּֽשֶׁן׃1
- דִּשְׁנִ֔י1
- הַדֶּ֔שֶׁן1
- הַדֶּ֗שֶׁן1
- הַדֶּ֙שֶׁן֙1
- הַדֶּ֥שֶׁן1
- הַדָּֽשֶׁן׃1
- וָ֭דֶשֶׁן1
and 2 more spellings in the ledger below.
How it is rendered · 7
- the fatty ash7
- fatness3
- and fatness1
- and the fatty ash1
- fatness my1
- from [the] fatness of1
- in the fatness1
The sense the word carries at each spot — how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.
How it parses · 7
- the definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine singular7
- noun · masculine singular3
- conjunction (“and”) + noun · masculine singular1
- conjunction (“and”) + the definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine singular1
- noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 1st person masculine or feminine singular1
- preposition + noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)1
- preposition with the article + noun · masculine singular1
Show the grammar codes as tagged
- HTd/Ncmsa · 7
- HNcmsa · 3
- HC/Ncmsa · 1
- HC/Td/Ncmsa · 1
- HNcmsc/Sp1bs · 1
- HR/Ncmsc · 1
- HRd/Ncmsa · 1
All 15, in canonical order
The ledger of occurrences
Where this word lives
- Leviticus5 of 15 · 33%
- Psalms3 of 15 · 20%
- 1 Kings2 of 15 · 13%
- Jeremiah2 of 15 · 13%
- Judges1 of 15 · 7%
Leviticus carries the most and opens below; every other book is one click.
Leviticus5 occurrences
- Leviticus 1:16הַדָּֽשֶׁן׃hadashenthe definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine singularAnd he is to remove the crop with its contents and throw it to the east side of the altar, in the place for ashes.here: the fatty ash
- Leviticus 4:12הַדֶּ֔שֶׁןhadeshenthe definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine singularall the rest of the bull—he must take outside the camp to a ceremonially clean place where the ashes are poured out, and there he must burn it on a wood fire on the ash heap.here: the fatty ash
- Leviticus 4:12הַדֶּ֖שֶׁןhadeshenthe definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine singularall the rest of the bull—he must take outside the camp to a ceremonially clean place where the ashes are poured out, and there he must burn it on a wood fire on the ash heap.here: the fatty ash
- Leviticus 6:10הַדֶּ֗שֶׁןhadeshenthe definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine singularAnd the priest shall put on his linen robe and linen undergarments, and he shall remove from the altar the ashes of the burnt offering that the fire has consumed and place them beside it.here: the fatty ash
- Leviticus 6:11הַדֶּ֙שֶׁן֙hadeshenthe definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine singularThen he must take off his garments, put on other clothes, and carry the ashes outside the camp to a ceremonially clean place.here: the fatty ash
1 Kings2 occurrences
- 1 Kings 13:3הַדֶּ֥שֶׁןhadeshenthe definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine singularThat day the man of God gave a sign, saying, “The LORD has spoken this sign: ‘Surely the altar will be split apart, and the ashes upon it will be poured out.’”here: the fatty ash
- 1 Kings 13:5הַדֶּ֖שֶׁןhadeshenthe definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine singularAnd the altar was split apart, and the ashes poured out, according to the sign that the man of God had given by the word of the LORD.here: the fatty ash
Psalms3 occurrences
- Psalms 36:8מִדֶּ֣שֶׁןmideshenpreposition + noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)They feast on the abundance of Your house, and You give them drink from Your river of delights.here: from [the] fatness of
- Psalms 63:5וָ֭דֶשֶׁןvadeshenconjunction (“and”) + noun · masculine singularMy soul is satisfied as with the richest of foods; with joyful lips my mouth will praise You.here: and fatness
- Psalms 65:11דָּֽשֶׁן׃dashennoun · masculine singularYou crown the year with Your bounty, and Your paths overflow with plenty.here: fatness
Jeremiah2 occurrences
- Jeremiah 31:14דָּ֑שֶׁןdashennoun · masculine singularI will fill the souls of the priests abundantly, and will fill My people with My goodness,” declares the LORD.here: fatness
- Jeremiah 31:40וְהַדֶּ֡שֶׁןvehadeshenconjunction (“and”) + the definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine singularThe whole valley of the dead bodies and ashes, and all the fields as far as the Kidron Valley, to the corner of the Horse Gate to the east, will be holy to the LORD. It will never again be uprooted or demolished.”here: and the fatty ash