Shamen (שָׁמֵן) means fat in Hebrew.
It can also mean obese, oily, and greasy. It is an adjective, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
fat, obese, oily, greasy
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives 4 meanings for Shamen.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1שיש בגופו הרבה שומן, שגופו עבה מאכילה מרובה.
וַיַּכּוּ אֶת־מוֹאָב בָּעֵת הַהִיא כַּעֲשֶׂרֶת אֲלָפִים אִישׁ כָּל־שָׁמֵן וְכָל־אִישׁ חָיִל וְלֹא נִמְלַט אִישׁ.
- 2שיש עליו שמן.
- 3שמכיל שומן.
מֵאָשֵׁר שְׁמֵנָה לַחְמוֹ וְהוּא יִתֵּן מַעֲדַנֵּי־מֶלֶךְ.
- 4בהשאלהבריא, טוב, מאיכות מעולה.
וּמָה הָאָרֶץ – הַשְּׁמֵנָה הִיא אִם רָזָה, הֲיֵשׁ בָּהּ עֵץ אִם אַיִן...?
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Shamen is an adjective.
- Written with vowel points
- שָׁמֵן
- Written without vowel points
- שמן
- Said
- shamen
- Root
- ש־מ־נ
- Pattern
- קָטֵל
- Plural
- שְׁמֵנִים
- Feminine form
- שְׁמֵנָה
- Inflections
- ר' שְׁמֵנִים; נ' שְׁמֵנָה
- Gematria
- 390
This is how Shamen is said in other languages.
- English
- fat, obese, oily, greasy
- Russian
- толстый, масляный, жирный
- Yiddish
- פֿעט, גראָב, דיק
These words mean nearly the same as Shamen.
- בעל גוף
- כרסתן
- מלא
- עב בשר
- רחב גרם
- שמנוני
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
These words mean the opposite of Shamen.
- גרום
- דל
- צנום
- רזה
- שדוףscorched
- שחיף
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
These words rhyme with Shamen.
The word Shamen comes from the root ש־מ־נ, like these words.
These words come before and after Shamen in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Shamen.
What does Shamen (שָׁמֵן) mean in Hebrew?
Shamen (שָׁמֵן) means fat, obese, and oily. It is said shamen, with the stress on sha.
What is a synonym for Shamen (שָׁמֵן)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Shamen (שָׁמֵן) are בעל גוף, כרסתן, מלא, עב בשר, רחב גרם, and שמנוני.
What is the opposite of Shamen (שָׁמֵן)?
Words that mean the opposite of Shamen (שָׁמֵן) are גרום, דל, צנום, רזה, שדוף, and שחיף.
What rhymes with Shamen (שָׁמֵן)?
Words that rhyme with Shamen (שָׁמֵן) include ראמן.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry שמן of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.