The Biblical Hebrew word for oil is שֶׁמֶן (SHEH-men).
The nutrition-facts name for fat is שׁוּמָן (shoo-MAHN).
The derogatory term for someone who is overweight is שָׁמֵן (shah-MEN) for a male and שְׁמֵנָה (shmeh-NAH) for a female.
Learn Hebrew, one dose at a time. Brought to you by Ami Steinberger and his Hebrew-language school, Ulpan La-Inyan.
