H8228 H8228
abundance, fullness, plenty (especially of natural resources)
This noun denotes material abundance or plenty, appearing in Moses' blessing upon the tribes in Deuteronomy 33:19. In context, it refers to the abundant resources—treasures hidden in the sand—that Zebulun and Issachar would enjoy. The word captures the idea of overflowing provision, whether from the sea's riches or the land's productivity. It conveys the sense of more than enough, a superabundance that goes beyond mere sufficiency.
Senses
1. sense 1 — The consistent cross-linguistic rendering as 'abundance' or 'fullness' (Spanish abundancia, French abundance, German Fülle) confirms this is a straightforward term for plenty or bounty. The context in Deuteronomy 33:19 links this abundance specifically to the 'hidden treasures of the sand,' suggesting maritime wealth or mineral resources available to these coastal and inland tribes. 1×
AR["وَفْرَةَ"]·ben["প্রাচুর্য"]·DE["Fuelle-von"]·EN["abundance-of"]·FR["abundance-de"]·heb["שפע"]·HI["बहुतायत"]·ID["kelimpahan"]·IT["abbondanza-di"]·jav["kelimpahan"]·KO["풍성(접)"]·PT["abundância-de"]·RU["изобилие"]·ES["la-abundancia-de"]·SW["wingi-wa"]·TR["bolluğunu"]·urd["کثرت"]
Related Senses
H3808 1. simple negation (not) (4839×)G1722 1. locative: in, within (2442×)H1004b 1. house, dwelling, building (2015×)G3756 1. not (negation particle) (1635×)H4480a 1. source or separation (1198×)H5892b 1. city, town (1093×)G1519 1. direction: into, to, toward (1061×)H3427 1. Qal: to dwell, inhabit (937×)G1537 1. from, out of (source/origin) (886×)H8034 1. Name (designation / identifier) (856×)G3361 1. subjective negation (not) (834×)G1909 1. on, upon (spatial surface) (757×)H0369 1. existential negation: there is not (738×)H5869a 1. in the eyes/sight of (evaluative) (734×)H5650 1. Servant, attendant, subject (723×)H0408 1. prohibitive negation do-not (712×)G2443 1. so that, in order that (purpose/result) (665×)G0575 1. from (649×)G1223 1. through, by means of (582×)H3541 1. thus, so, in this manner (569×)
BDB / Lexicon Reference
† שֶׁ֫פַע n.[m.] abundance;—cstr. שׁ׳ Dt 33:19.