Deshen (דשן) means oil in Hebrew.
It can also mean manure. It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
oil, manure
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives 3 meanings for Deshen.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1אפר שנוצר משריפת הקרבנות ועצי ההסקה על מזבח העולה בבית המקדש.
וְלָבַשׁ הַכֹּהֵן מִדּוֹ בַד וּמִכְנְסֵי בַד יִלְבַּשׁ עַל בְּשָׂרוֹ וְהֵרִים אֶת הַדֶּשֶׁן אֲשֶׁר תֹּאכַל הָאֵשׁ אֶת הָעֹלָה עַל הַמִּזְבֵּחַ וְשָׂמוֹ אֵצֶל הַמִּזְבֵּחַ.
- 2מאכל מלא ושָׁמֵן,שֶׁמֶן.
וַיֹּאמֶר לָהֶם הַזַּיִת הֶחֳדַלְתִּי אֶת דִּשְׁנִי אֲשֶׁר בִּי יְכַבְּדוּ אֱלֹהִים וַאֲנָשִׁים וְהָלַכְתִּי לָנוּעַ עַל הָעֵצִים.
- 3חומר כימי המשמש בחקלאות להעשרת הקרקע במינרלים לשם שיפור הצמיחה של גידולים.
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Deshen is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- דֶּשֶׁן
- Written without vowel points
- דשן
- Said
- deshen
- Root
- ד־ש־נ
- Pattern
- קֶטֶל
- Plural
- דשנים
- Inflections
- ר' דשנים; דשן־, ר' דשני־
- Gematria
- 354
This is how Deshen is said in other languages.
- English
- oil, manure
- Arabic
- أسمدة
These words mean nearly the same as Deshen.
- שמןoil
- חלב
- קומפוסט
- דשונת
- זבלdung
- רווהsaturate
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These words mean the opposite of Deshen.
The word Deshen is part of these phrases and sayings.
- תרומת הדשן
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These words come before and after Deshen in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Deshen.
What does Deshen (דשן) mean in Hebrew?
Deshen (דשן) means oil and manure. It is said deshen, with the stress on de.
What is a synonym for Deshen (דשן)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Deshen (דשן) are שמן, חלב, קומפוסט, דשונת, זבל, and רווה.
What is the opposite of Deshen (דשן)?
Words that mean the opposite of Deshen (דשן) are רזה and צנום.
Is Deshen (דשן) masculine or feminine?
The word Deshen (דשן) is a masculine noun, and its plural is דשנים.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry דשן of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.