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Root š-m-n

Hebrew ↔ Ugaritic

Both languages share identical consonants at this root —š-m-n↔ 𐎌-𐎎-𐎐. No Proto-Semitic sound change separates them here.

Hebrew

he
root: š-m-n
  • שֻׁמַּןshumánverbT Gen.28.18
    to be oiled, to be lubricated
  • שִׁמֵּןshiménverbT Gen.28.18
    to oil, lubricate with oil
  • שַׁמֶּנֶתshaménetnounT Gen.17.12
    Cream: the oily part of milk that rises to the top.
  • הִשְׁמִיןhishmínverb
    to gain weight, to get fat
  • שִׁמּוּןshimúnnounT 1Chr.4.20
    oiling, lubrication
  • שְׁמוֹנָהsh'monánumT Judg.3.14
    eight
  • שְׁמִינִיsh'miníadj• m. Naz. 5:3
    eighth
  • שְׁמַנְמַןshmanmánadj
    chubby

Ugaritic

ug
root: 𐎌-𐎎-𐎐
  • 𐎌𐎎𐎐šmnnoun
    fat, oil
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Canonical root family: š-m-n