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Lexicon :: Strong's H2459 - ḥēleḇ

Aa
חֵלֶב
Transliteration
ḥēleḇ
Pronunciation
kheh'-leb
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Part of Speech
masculine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
From an unused root meaning to be fat
Dictionary Aids

TWOT Reference: 651a

Strong’s Definitions

חֶלֶב cheleb, kheh'-leb; or חֵלֶב chêleb; from an unused root meaning to be fat; fat, whether literally or figuratively; hence, the richest or choice part:—× best, fat(-ness), × finest, grease, marrow.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 92x

The KJV translates Strong's H2459 in the following manner: fat (79x), fatness (4x), best (5x), finest (2x), grease (1x), marrow (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 92x
The KJV translates Strong's H2459 in the following manner: fat (79x), fatness (4x), best (5x), finest (2x), grease (1x), marrow (1x).

  1. fat

    1. fat (of humans)

    2. fat (of beasts)

    3. choicest, best part, abundance (of products of the land)

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
חֶלֶב cheleb, kheh'-leb; or חֵלֶב chêleb; from an unused root meaning to be fat; fat, whether literally or figuratively; hence, the richest or choice part:—× best, fat(-ness), × finest, grease, marrow.
STRONGS H2459: Abbreviations
I. חֵ֫לֶב noun masculineExodus 29:13 fat (Late Hebrew id., fat, so Phoenician חלב (probably); Aramaic axbleo (also diaphragm in Lexicons, see PS1274) originally diaphragm, midriff; Arabic خِلْبً, including midriff-fat, RSSemitic i. 360); — ח׳ absolute Leviticus 3:16 + 40 times; construct Genesis 45:18 + 21 times; suffix חֶלְבּוֺ Leviticus 3:9 + 6 times; חֶלְבָּהּ Leviticus 4:31, 35, חֶלְבָּם Numbers 18:17, חֶלְבָּ֫מוֺ Psalm 17:10, חֶלְבְּהֶ֫ן Leviticus 8:16, 25 (read plural noun חלביהן Samaritan Di); plural הַחֲלָבִים Leviticus 8:26 + 7 times; construct חֶלְבֵי Leviticus 6:5 + 4 times; suffix חֶלְבֵהֶן Genesis 4:4 (חלביהן Samaritan Di, compare Leviticus 8:16, 25 above); —
1. fat of human body Judges 3:22 (covering intestines); גִּבּוֺרִים ח׳ 2 Samuel 1:22 as smearing warrior's shield; of grossness of wicked בְּחֶלְבּו פָּנָיו בְּחֶלְבּוֹ Job 15:27; fat (of midriff) figurative of unreceptive heart סָֽגְרוּ ח׳ Psalm 17:10, see also Psalm 73:7 (read מֵחֵלֶב עֲוֺנָמוֺ for מחלב עֵינֵמוֺ Greek Version of the LXX Syriac Version Hi Ew Ol De Che Bae and others); טָפַשׁ כַּח׳ לִבָּם Psalm 119:70 i.e. their heart is as unresponsive as the midriff-fat near it.
2. fat of beasts:
a. as rich food (poetry) Deuteronomy 32:14 and in simile Psalm 63:6 (|| דֶּשֶׁן); so MT Ezekiel 34:3 (but read הֶחָלָב, see חָלָב), Ezekiel 39:19 (Syriac Version Co בשׂר).
b. especially as offered in sacrifice, singular, to י׳ Exodus 23:18 (JE), 1 Samuel 2:15, 16; Exodus 29:13 (twice in verse); Exodus 29:22 (3 times in verse); Leviticus 3:3 (twice in verse); Leviticus 3:4, 9 (3 times in verse); Leviticus 3:10, 14 (twice in verse); Leviticus 3:15 + 23 times Leviticus; Numbers 18:17 (all P), Leviticus 17:6 (H), 1 Samuel 15:22; Isaiah 1:11; Isaiah 43:24; Ezekiel 44:7, 15; see Isaiah 34:6 (twice in verse); Isaiah 34:7 of fat of Edomites slaughtered by י׳'s sword (under figure of lambs, rams, and bulls); as eaten by (strange) gods Deuteronomy 32:38 (poetry), not to be eaten by men Leviticus 3:17; Leviticus 7:23, 24 (twice in verse); Leviticus 7:25 (all P); also plural, fat parts or pieces Genesis 4:4 (J) Leviticus 6:5 + 8 times Leviticus; 1 Kings 8:64 (twice in verse); 2 Chronicles 7:7 (twice in verse); 2 Chronicles 29:35; 35:14.
3. choicest, best part of products of land Genesis 45:18 (E), specifically of oil Numbers 18:12 and wine Numbers 18:12; of corn and oil Numbers 18:29; Numbers 18:30; Numbers 18:32; also (poetry) כִּלְיוֺת חִטָּה ח׳ Deuteronomy 32:14 kidney-fat of wheat (i.e. the very choicest, compare Isaiah 34:6), חִטָּה ח׳ Psalm 81:17, חִטִּים ח׳ Psalm 147:14.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Genesis

4:4; 4:4; 45:18; 45:18

Exodus

23:18; 29:13; 29:13; 29:22

Leviticus

3:3; 3:4; 3:9; 3:9; 3:10; 3:14; 3:15; 3:16; 3:17; 4:31; 4:35; 6:5; 6:5; 7:23; 7:24; 7:25; 8:16; 8:16; 8:25; 8:25; 8:26; 17:6

Numbers

18:12; 18:12; 18:17; 18:17; 18:29; 18:30; 18:32

Deuteronomy

32:14; 32:14; 32:38

Judges

3:22

1 Samuel

2:15; 2:16; 15:22

2 Samuel

1:22

1 Kings

8:64

2 Chronicles

7:7; 29:35; 35:14

Job

15:27

Psalms

17:10; 17:10; 63:6; 73:7; 119:70; 147:14

Isaiah

1:11; 34:6; 34:6; 34:7; 43:24

Ezekiel

34:3; 39:19; 44:7; 44:15

H2459

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Strong's Number H2459 matches the Hebrew חֵלֶב (ḥēleḇ),
which occurs 92 times in 69 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

Page 1 / 2 (Gen 4:4–2Sa 1:22)

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 4:4 - And Abel gave an offering of the young lambs of his flock and of their fat. And the Lord was pleased with Abel's offering;

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 45:18

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 45:18 - And get your father and your families and come back to me: and I will give you all the good things of Egypt, and the fat of the land will be your food.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 23:18 - Do not give the blood of my offering with leavened bread; and do not let the fat of my feast be kept all night till the morning.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 29:13

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 29:13 - And take all the fat covering the inside of the ox, and the fat joining the liver and the two kidneys with the fat round them, and let them be burned on the altar;

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 29:22

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 29:22 - Then take the fat of the sheep, the fat tail, the fat covering the insides, and the fat joining the liver and the two kidneys with the fat round them, and the right leg; for by the offering of this sheep they are to be marked out as priests:

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 3:3

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 3:3 - And he is to give of the peace-offering, as an offering made by fire to the Lord; the fat covering the inside parts and all the fat on the inside parts,

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 3:4

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 3:4 - And the two kidneys, and the fat on them, which is by the top part of the legs, and the fat joining the liver and the kidneys, he is to take away;

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 3:9

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 3:9 - And of the peace-offering, let him give an offering made by fire to the Lord; the fat of it, all the fat tail, he is to take away near the backbone; and the fat covering the inside parts and all the fat on the inside parts,

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 3:10

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 3:10 - And the two kidneys, with the fat on them, which is by the top part of the legs, and the fat joining the liver and the kidneys, he is to take away;

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 3:14

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 3:14 - And of it let him make his offering, an offering made by fire to the Lord; the fat covering the inside parts and all the fat on the inside parts,

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 3:15

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 3:15 - And the two kidneys, with the fat on them, which is by the top part of the legs, and the fat joining the liver and the kidneys, let him take away;

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 3:16

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 3:16 - That it may be burned by the priest on the altar; it is the food of the offering made by fire for a sweet smell: all the fat is the Lord's.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 3:17

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 3:17 - Let it be an order for ever, through all your generations, in all your houses, that you are not to take fat or blood for food.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 4:8

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 4:8 - And he is to take away all the fat of the ox of the sin-offering; the fat covering the inside parts and all the fat of the inside parts,

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 4:9

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 4:9 - And the two kidneys, with the fat on them, which is by the top part of the legs, and the fat joining the liver and the kidneys, he is to take away,

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 4:19

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 4:19 - And he is to take off all its fat, burning it on the altar.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 4:26

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 4:26 - And all the fat of it is to be burned on the altar like the fat of the peace-offering; and the priest will take away his sin and he will have forgiveness.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 4:31

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 4:31 - And let all its fat be taken away, as the fat is taken away from the peace-offerings, and let it be burned on the altar by the priest for a sweet smell to the Lord; and the priest will take away his sin and he will have forgiveness.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 4:35

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 4:35 - And let him take away all its fat, as the fat is taken away from the lamb of the peace-offerings; and let it be burned by the priest on the altar among the offerings made by fire to the Lord: and the priest will take away his sin and he will have forgiveness.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 6:12

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 6:12 - The fire on the altar is to be kept burning; it is never to go out; every morning the priest is to put wood on it, placing the burned offering in order on it, and there the fat of the peace-offering is to be burned.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 7:3

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 7:3 - And all the fat of it, the fat tail and the fat covering the inside parts, is to be given as an offering.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 7:4

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 7:4 - And the two kidneys, and the fat on them, which is by the top of the legs, and the fat joining the liver and the kidneys, he is to take away:

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 7:23

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 7:23 - Say to the children of Israel: You are not to take any fat, of ox or sheep or goat, for food.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 7:24

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 7:24 - And the fat of that which comes to a natural death, and the fat of that which is attacked by beasts, may be used for other purposes, but not in any way for food.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 7:25

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 7:25 - For anyone who takes as food the fat of any beast of which men make an offering by fire to the Lord, will be cut off from his people.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 7:30

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 7:30 - He himself is to take to the Lord the offering made by fire, even the fat with the breast, so that the breast may be waved for a wave offering before the Lord.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 7:31

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 7:31 - And the fat is to be burned by the priest on the altar, but the breast is for Aaron and his sons.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 7:33

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 7:33 - That man, among the sons of Aaron, by whom the blood of the peace-offering and the fat are offered, is to have the right leg for his part.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 8:16

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 8:16 - And he took all the fat on the inside parts, and the fat on the liver, and the two kidneys with their fat, to be burned on the altar;

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 8:25

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 8:25 - And he took the fat, and the fat tail, and the fat on the inside parts, and the fat on the liver, and the two kidneys with their fat, and the right leg;

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 8:26

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 8:26 - And out of the basket of unleavened bread which was before the Lord he took one unleavened cake, and one cake of bread with oil on it, and one thin cake, and put them on the fat and on the right leg:

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 9:10

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 9:10 - But the fat and the kidneys and the fat on the liver of the sin-offering were burned by him on the altar as the Lord gave orders to Moses.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 9:19

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 9:19 - And as for the fat of the ox and the fat tail of the sheep and the fat covering the inside parts and the kidneys and the fat on the liver;

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 9:20

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 9:20 - They put the fat on the breasts, and the fat was burned on the altar.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 9:24

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 9:24 - And fire came out from before the Lord, burning up the offering on the altar and the fat: and when all the people saw it, they gave a loud cry, falling down on their faces.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 10:15

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 10:15 - Let them take the breast which is waved and the leg which is lifted up on high, with the fat of the burned offering, to be waved for a wave offering before the Lord; and this will be for you and for your sons with you, for a right for ever, as the Lord has given orders.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 16:25

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 16:25 - And the fat of the sin-offering is to be burned by him on the altar.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 17:6

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 17:6 - And the priest will put blood on the altar of the Lord at the door of the Tent of meeting, burning the fat for a sweet smell to the Lord.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 18:12

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 18:12 - All the best of the oil and the wine and the grain, the first-fruits of them which they give to the Lord, to you have I given them.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 18:17 - But no such payment may be made for the first birth of an ox or a sheep or a goat; these are holy: their blood is to be dropped on the altar, and their fat burned for an offering made by fire, a sweet smell to the Lord.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 18:29 - From everything given to you, let the best of it, the holy part of it, be offered as a lifted offering to the Lord.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 18:30

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 18:30 - Say to them, then, When the best of it is lifted up on high, it is to be put to the account of the Levites as the increase of the grain-floor and of the place where the grapes are crushed.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 18:32

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 18:32 - And no sin will be yours on account of it, when the best of it has been lifted up on high; you are not to make a wrong use of the holy things of the children of Israel, so that death may not overtake you.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 32:14

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 32:14 - Butter from his cows and milk from his sheep, with fat of lambs and sheep of Bashan, and goats, and the heart of the grain; and for your drink, wine from the blood of the grape.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 32:38

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 32:38 - Who took the fat of their offerings, and the wine of their drink offering? Let them now come to your help, let them be your salvation.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 3:22

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 3:22 - And the hand-part went in after the blade, and the fat was joined up over the blade; for he did not take the sword out of his stomach. And he went out into the ...

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 2:15

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 2:15 - And more than this, before the fat was burned, the priest's servant would come and say to the man who was making the offering, Give me some of the flesh to be cooked for the priest; he has no taste for meat cooked in water, but would have you give it uncooked.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 2:16

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 2:16 - And if the man said to him, First let the fat be burned, then take as much as you will; then the servant would say, No, you are to give it to me now, or I will take it by force.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 15:22

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 15:22 - And Samuel said, Has the Lord as much delight in offerings and burned offerings as in the doing of his orders? Truly, to do his pleasure is better than to make offerings, and to give ear to him than the fat of sheep.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 1:22 - From the blood of the dead, from the fat of the strong, the bow of Jonathan was not turned back, the sword of Saul did not come back unused.

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