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Lexicon :: Strong's H8081 - šemen

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שֶׁמֶן
Transliteration
šemen
Pronunciation
sheh'-men
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Part of Speech
masculine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
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TWOT Reference: 2410c

Strong’s Definitions

שֶׁמֶן shemen, sheh'-men; from H8080; grease, especially liquid (as from the olive, often perfumed); figuratively, richness:—anointing, × fat (things), × fruitful, oil(-ed), ointment, olive, pine.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 193x

The KJV translates Strong's H8081 in the following manner: oil (165x), ointment (14x), olive (4x), oiled (2x), fat (2x), things (2x), miscellaneous (4x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 193x
The KJV translates Strong's H8081 in the following manner: oil (165x), ointment (14x), olive (4x), oiled (2x), fat (2x), things (2x), miscellaneous (4x).

  1. fat, oil

    1. fat, fatness

    2. oil, olive oil

      1. as staple, medicament or unguent

      2. for anointing

    3. fat (of fruitful land, valleys) (metaph)

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
שֶׁמֶן shemen, sheh'-men; from H8080; grease, especially liquid (as from the olive, often perfumed); figuratively, richness:—anointing, × fat (things), × fruitful, oil(-ed), ointment, olive, pine.
STRONGS H8081: Abbreviations
שֶׁ֫מֶן 192 noun masculine 2 Kings 20:13 (on apparently feminine Songs 1:3 compare AlbrZAW xvi (1896), 99, 106) fat, oil; — שׁ׳ absolute Genesis 28:18 +, construct Leviticus 8:2 +; שָׁ֑׳ 2 Kings 4:6 +; suffix שַׁמְנִי Hosea 2:7 +, etc.; plural שְׁמָנִים Amos 6:6 +; suffix שְׁמָנֶיךָ Songs 1:3, נַיִח - Songs 4:10; —
1. fat, fatness: קֶרֶן בֶּןשֿׁ׳ Isaiah 5:1 (of fertile slope); plural גֵּיאשְֿׁמָנִים Isaiah 28:1, 4; of food (in figurative) Isaiah 25:6 (twice in verse); literal כְּשָׂרִי כָּחַשׁ מִשָּׁ֑מֶן Psalm 109:24 (compare צוֺם Psalm 109:24a), compare שׁ׳מִפְּנֵי Isaiah 10:27 (in figurative, si vera lectio, meaning obscure; most now emend by conjecture; RSJPH xili (1885), 62 עָלָה מִצָּפוֺן שֹׁרֵד [see also II. חבל], joining to Isaiah 10:28; Du Marti has gone up from Pene-Rimmon [??], compare Di-Kit).
2.
a. oil, specifically olive-oil, as rich product Deuteronomy 8:8 + (see זַיִת); hence עֵץ שׁ׳ Isaiah 41:19 oil-tree, usually explained as wild olive, oleaster, so Nehemiah 8:15 (|| וַיִת), עֲצֵי שׁ׳ oleaster-wood 1 Kings 6:23, 31, 32, 33; once הַמֹּר שׁ׳ Esther 2:2 (see מֹר; מ׳ also in holy anointing oil Exodus 30:23).
b. שׁ׳ as staple (codiment) Numbers 11:8 (J; see לשׁד), of value 1 Kings 17:12, 14, 16; 2 Kings 2:4, 6, 7 + 4 times; symbol of plenty Deuteronomy 32:13; Deuteronomy 33:24; Job 29:6; ascribed (fassely) to gift of Baals Hosea 2:7; as royal treasure 2 Kings 20:13 = Isaiah 39:2, compare 1 Kings 5:25 (כָּ תִית שׁ׳, see כ׳) = 2 Chronicles 2:9; 2 Chronicles 2:14 + 3 times; tribute Hosea 12:2, article of trade Ezekiel 27:17; odoriferous Proverbs 27:9; Songs 1:3; Songs 4:10, רוֺקֵחַ שׁ׳ Ecclesiastes 10:1, so (figurative) Songs 1:3; Ecclesiastes 7:1; Proverbs 27:16 is corrupt, see Toy; sign of luxury Ezekiel 16:13; Proverbs 21:17, of prosperity Ezekiel 16:20.
c. שׁ׳ as medicament Isaiah 1:6; as unguent, for shield 2 Samuel 1:21, person Amos 6:6; Micah 6:15; Deuteronomy 28:40; Ezekiel 16:9; Esther; Psalm 92:11; Psalm 104:15, not for mourner 2 Samuel 14:2; on head token of happiness Ecclesiastes 9:8, of hospitality, ראֹשִׁי דִּמַּנְתָּ בַּמֹּ׳ Psalm 23:5 (figurative), in simile Psalm 133:2; Psalm 141:5.
d. for anointing king, הַשּׁ׳ פַּךְ 1 Samuel 10:1; 2 Kings 9:1, 3, compare 2 Kings 9:6, with קֶרֶן 1 Samuel 16:1, 13; 1 Kings 1:39; compare קָדְשִׁי מְשַׁחְתִּיו בְּשׁ׳ Psalm 89:21.
e. in various figures of joy שָׂשׂוֺן שׁ׳ Isaiah 61:3; Psalm 45:8; soft words Psalm 55:22; Proverbs 5:3; as penetrating Psalm 109:18; as clear, transparent Ezekiel 32:14.
f. used in primitive worship, poured on stone Genesis 28:18 (E), Genesis 35:14 (J).
g. in later ritual: for anointing priests, tabernacle, altar utensils, etc. (P), made of various ingredients, וַיִת שׁ׳ among them, Exodus 30:24, הַמִּשְׁתָה שׁ׳ Exodus 25:6; Leviticus 8:2, 10, 12 + 11 times; מִשְׁחַתקֹֿדֶשׁ שׁ׳ Exodus 30:25 (twice in verse) + 2 times; י׳ מ׳ שׁ׳ Leviticus 10:7, אֱםהָיו מ׳ שׁ׳ Leviticus 21:12; הקּ׳ שׁ׳ Numbers 35:25; שׁ׳ alone Leviticus 14:10 + 12 times Leviticus 14; for lighting Exodus 25:6 + 6 times + זַיִת זָח כָּ חִית שׁ׳ Exodus 27:20; Leviticus 24:2 (see כָּ תִית); poured upon מִנְחָה Leviticus 2:1 + 5 times, compare Leviticus 5:11; Numbers 5:15; smeared (see מָשַׁח) upon wafers Exodus 29:2; Leviticus 2:4 +, and cakes (or mixed in the making? compare בָּלַל) Exodus 29:2; Leviticus 2:4, 5 +, so סֹלֶת בַּשׁ׳ Leviticus 2:7 etc. (approximately + 45 times in all), חַלַּת לֶחֶם שׁ׳ Exodus 29:23; Leviticus 8:26.
h. for use in temple 1 Chronicles 9:29.
i. for תְּרוּמָה in Ezekiel's temple Ezekiel 45:14 (twice in verse) + 7 times in Ezekiel 45 and 46.
† j. efficacy denied Micah 6:7
† k. offered to idols Isaiah 57:9; Ezekiel 16:18, 19; Ezekiel 23:41. — See MacalisterHast. DB OIL ARSKEncy. Bib. OIL.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Genesis

28:18; 28:18; 35:14

Exodus

25:6; 25:6; 27:20; 29:2; 29:2; 29:23; 30:23; 30:24; 30:25

Leviticus

2:1; 2:4; 2:4; 2:5; 2:7; 5:11; 8:2; 8:2; 8:10; 8:12; 8:26; 10:7; 14; 14:10; 21:12; 24:2

Numbers

5:15; 11:8; 35:25

Deuteronomy

8:8; 28:40; 32:13; 33:24

1 Samuel

10:1; 16:1; 16:13

2 Samuel

1:21; 14:2

1 Kings

1:39; 6:23; 6:31; 6:32; 6:33; 17:12; 17:14; 17:16

2 Kings

2:4; 2:6; 2:7; 4:6; 9:1; 9:3; 9:6; 20:13; 20:13

1 Chronicles

9:29

2 Chronicles

2:9; 2:14

Nehemiah

8:15

Esther

2:2

Job

29:6

Psalms

23:5; 45:8; 55:22; 89:21; 92:11; 104:15; 109:18; 109:24; 109:24; 133:2; 141:5

Proverbs

5:3; 21:17; 27:9; 27:16

Ecclesiastes

7:1; 9:8; 10:1

Song of Songs

1:3; 1:3; 1:3; 1:3; 4:10; 4:10

Isaiah

1:6; 5:1; 10:27; 10:28; 25:6; 28:1; 28:4; 39:2; 41:19; 57:9; 61:3

Ezekiel

16:9; 16:13; 16:18; 16:19; 16:20; 23:41; 27:17; 32:14; 45:14

Hosea

2:7; 2:7; 12:2

Amos

6:6; 6:6

Micah

6:7; 6:15

H8081

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H8081 matches the Hebrew שֶׁמֶן (šemen),
which occurs 193 times in 176 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

Page 1 / 4 (Gen 28:18–Lev 14:26)

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 28:18 - The next morning Jacob got up very early. He took the stone he had rested his head against, and he set it upright as a memorial pillar. Then he poured olive oil over it.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 35:14

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 35:14 - Jacob set up a stone pillar to mark the place where God had spoken to him. Then he poured wine over it as an offering to God and anointed the pillar with olive oil.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 25:6 - olive oil for the lamps;
spices for the anointing oil and the fragrant incense;

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 27:20

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 27:20 - “Command the people of Israel to bring you pure oil of pressed olives for the light, to keep the lamps burning continually.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 29:2

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 29:2 - Then, using choice wheat flour and no yeast, make loaves of bread, thin cakes mixed with olive oil, and wafers spread with oil.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 29:7

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 29:7 - Then anoint him by pouring the anointing oil over his head.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 29:21

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 29:21 - Then take some of the blood from the altar and some of the anointing oil, and sprinkle it on Aaron and his sons and on their garments. In this way, they and their garments will be set apart as holy.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 29:23

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 29:23 - Then take one round loaf of bread, one thin cake mixed with olive oil, and one wafer from the basket of bread without yeast that was placed in the LORD’s presence.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 29:40

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 29:40 - With one of them, offer two quarts of choice flour mixed with one quart of pure oil of pressed olives; also, offer one quart of wine[fn] as a liquid offering.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 30:24 - and 12½ pounds of cassia[fn]—as measured by the weight of the sanctuary shekel. Also get one gallon of olive oil.[fn]

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 30:25

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 30:25 - Like a skilled incense maker, blend these ingredients to make a holy anointing oil.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 30:31

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 30:31 - And say to the people of Israel, ‘This holy anointing oil is reserved for me from generation to generation.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 31:11

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 31:11 - the anointing oil;
the fragrant incense for the Holy Place. The craftsmen must make everything as I have commanded you.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 35:8

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 35:8 - olive oil for the lamps;
spices for the anointing oil and the fragrant incense;

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 35:14

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 35:14 - for light, the lampstand, its accessories, the lamp cups, and the olive oil for lighting;

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 35:15

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 35:15 - the incense altar and its carrying poles;
the anointing oil and fragrant incense;
the curtain for the entrance of the Tabernacle;

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 35:28

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 35:28 - They also brought spices and olive oil for the light, the anointing oil, and the fragrant incense.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 37:29

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 37:29 - Then he made the sacred anointing oil and the fragrant incense, using the techniques of a skilled incense maker.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 39:37

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 39:37 - the pure gold lampstand with its symmetrical lamp cups, all its accessories, and the olive oil for lighting;

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 39:38

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 39:38 - the gold altar;
the anointing oil and fragrant incense;
the curtain for the entrance of the sacred tent;

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 40:9

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 40:9 - “Take the anointing oil and anoint the Tabernacle and all its furnishings to consecrate them and make them holy.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 2:1

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 2:1 - “When you present grain as an offering to the LORD, the offering must consist of choice flour. You are to pour olive oil on it, sprinkle it with frankincense,

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 2:2

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 2:2 - and bring it to Aaron’s sons, the priests. The priest will scoop out a handful of the flour moistened with oil, together with all the frankincense, and burn this representative portion on the altar. It is a special gift, a pleasing aroma to the LORD.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 2:4

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 2:4 - “If your offering is a grain offering baked in an oven, it must be made of choice flour, but without any yeast. It may be presented in the form of thin cakes mixed with olive oil or wafers spread with olive oil.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 2:5

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 2:5 - If your grain offering is cooked on a griddle, it must be made of choice flour mixed with olive oil but without any yeast.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 2:6

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 2:6 - Break it in pieces and pour olive oil on it; it is a grain offering.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 2:7

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 2:7 - If your grain offering is prepared in a pan, it must be made of choice flour and olive oil.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 2:15

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 2:15 - Put olive oil on this grain offering, and sprinkle it with frankincense.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 2:16

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 2:16 - The priest will take a representative portion of the grain moistened with oil, together with all the frankincense, and burn it as a special gift presented to the LORD.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 5:11

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 5:11 - “If you cannot afford to bring two turtledoves or two young pigeons, you may bring two quarts[fn] of choice flour for your sin offering. Since it is an offering for sin, you must not moisten it with olive oil or put any frankincense on it.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 6:15

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 6:15 - The priest on duty will take from the grain offering a handful of the choice flour moistened with olive oil, together with all the frankincense. He will burn this representative portion on the altar as a pleasing aroma to the LORD.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 6:21

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 6:21 - It must be carefully mixed with olive oil and cooked on a griddle. Then slice[fn] this grain offering and present it as a pleasing aroma to the LORD.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 7:10

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 7:10 - All other grain offerings, whether made of dry flour or flour moistened with olive oil, are to be shared equally among all the priests, the descendants of Aaron.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 7:12

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 7:12 - If you present your peace offering as an expression of thanksgiving, the usual animal sacrifice must be accompanied by various kinds of bread made without yeast—thin cakes mixed with olive oil, wafers spread with oil, and cakes made of choice flour mixed with olive oil.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 8:2

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 8:2 - “Bring Aaron and his sons, along with their sacred garments, the anointing oil, the bull for the sin offering, the two rams, and the basket of bread made without yeast,

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 8:10

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 8:10 - Then Moses took the anointing oil and anointed the Tabernacle and everything in it, making them holy.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 8:12

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 8:12 - Then he poured some of the anointing oil on Aaron’s head, anointing him and making him holy for his work.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 8:26

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 8:26 - On top of these he placed a thin cake of bread made without yeast, a cake of bread mixed with olive oil, and a wafer spread with olive oil. All these were taken from the basket of bread made without yeast that was placed in the LORD’s presence.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 8:30

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 8:30 - Next Moses took some of the anointing oil and some of the blood that was on the altar, and he sprinkled them on Aaron and his garments and on his sons and their garments. In this way, he made Aaron and his sons and their garments holy.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 9:4

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 9:4 - Also take a bull[fn] and a ram for a peace offering and flour moistened with olive oil for a grain offering. Present all these offerings to the LORD because the LORD will appear to you today.’”

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 10:7

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 10:7 - But you must not leave the entrance of the Tabernacle[fn] or you will die, for you have been anointed with the LORD’s anointing oil.” So they did as Moses commanded.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 14:10

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 14:10 - “On the eighth day each person being purified must bring two male lambs and a one-year-old female lamb, all with no defects, along with a grain offering of six quarts[fn] of choice flour moistened with olive oil, and a cup[fn] of olive oil.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 14:12

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 14:12 - The priest will take one of the male lambs and the olive oil and present them as a guilt offering, lifting them up as a special offering before the LORD.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 14:15

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 14:15 - “Then the priest will pour some of the olive oil into the palm of his own left hand.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 14:16

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 14:16 - He will dip his right finger into the oil in his palm and sprinkle some of it with his finger seven times before the LORD.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 14:17

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 14:17 - The priest will then apply some of the oil in his palm over the blood from the guilt offering that is on the lobe of the right ear, the thumb of the right hand, and the big toe of the right foot of the person being purified.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 14:18

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 14:18 - The priest will apply the oil remaining in his hand to the head of the person being purified. Through this process, the priest will purify[fn] the person before the LORD.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 14:21 - “But anyone who is too poor and cannot afford these offerings may bring one male lamb for a guilt offering, to be lifted up as a special offering for purification. The person must also bring two quarts[fn] of choice flour moistened with olive oil for the grain offering and a cup of olive oil.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 14:24 - The priest will take the lamb for the guilt offering, along with the olive oil, and lift them up as a special offering to the LORD.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 14:26 - “The priest will also pour some of the olive oil into the palm of his own left hand.

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