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dešen דֶּ֫שֶׁן ‘ashes’ (Hebrew)

Etymology?: from dāšēn דָּשֵׁן ‘to prosper’
Roots: דשׁן

dešen n, m
1) fat ashes, fatness
 1a) fatness
  1a1) of fertility
  1a2) of blessing (fig.)
 1b) fat ashes (ashes of victims, mixed with the fat)

Mentioned in Codex Leviticus 6:4, 6:3, 1:16, 4:12 Judges 9:9 1 Kings 13:5, 13:3 Isaiah 55:2 Jeremiah 31:14, 31:40 Psalms 36:9, 63:6, 65:12 Job 36:16

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