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Lexicon :: Strong's H2459 - ḥēleḇ

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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
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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 - But Abel brought some of the firstborn of his flock - even the fattest of them. And the LORD was pleased with Abel and his offering,

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 45:18 - Get your father and your households and come to me! Then I will give you the best land in Egypt and you will eat the best of the land.'

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 23:18 - "You must not offer the blood of my sacrifice with bread containing yeast; the fat of my festal sacrifice must not remain until morning.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 29:13

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 29:13 - You are to take all the fat that covers the entrails, and the lobe that is above the liver, and the two kidneys and the fat that is on them, and burn them on the altar.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 29:22 - "You are to take from the ram the fat, the fat tail, the fat that covers the entrails, the lobe of the liver, the two kidneys and the fat that is on them, and the right thigh - for it is the ram for consecration -

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 3:3

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 3:3 - Then the one presenting the offering must present a gift to the LORD from the peace offering sacrifice: He must remove the fat that covers the entrails and all the fat that surrounds the entrails,

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 3:4

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 3:4 - the two kidneys with the fat on their sinews, and the protruding lobe on the liver (which he is to remove along with the kidneys).

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 3:9

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 3:9 - Then he must present a gift to the LORD from the peace offering sacrifice: He must remove all the fatty tail up to the end of the spine, the fat covering the entrails, and all the fat on the entrails,

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 3:10

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 3:10 - the two kidneys with the fat on their sinews, and the protruding lobe on the liver (which he is to remove along with the kidneys).

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 3:14

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 3:14 - Then he must present from it his offering as a gift to the LORD: the fat which covers the entrails and all the fat on the entrails,

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 3:15

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 3:15 - the two kidneys with the fat on their sinews, and the protruding lobe on the liver (which he is to remove along with the kidneys).

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 3:16

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 3:16 - Then the priest must offer them up in smoke on the altar as a food gift for a soothing aroma - all the fat belongs to the LORD.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 3:17

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 3:17 - This is a perpetual statute throughout your generations in all the places where you live: You must never eat any fat or any blood.'"

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 4:8

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 4:8 - "'Then he must take up all the fat from the sin offering bull: the fat covering the entrails and all the fat surrounding the entrails,

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 4:9

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 4:9 - the two kidneys with the fat on their sinews, and the protruding lobe on the liver (which he is to remove along with the kidneys)

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 4:19

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 4:19 - "'Then the priest must take all its fat and offer the fat up in smoke on the altar.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 4:26

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 4:26 - Then the priest must offer all of its fat up in smoke on the altar like the fat of the peace offering sacrifice. So the priest will make atonement on his behalf for his sin and he will be forgiven.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 4:31

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 4:31 - Then he must remove all of its fat (just as fat was removed from the peace offering sacrifice) and the priest must offer it up in smoke on the altar for a soothing aroma to the LORD. So the priest will make atonement on his behalf and he will be forgiven.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 4:35

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 4:35 - Then the one who brought the offering must remove all its fat (just as the fat of the sheep is removed from the peace offering sacrifice) and the priest must offer them up in smoke on the altar on top of the other gifts of the LORD. So the priest will make atonement on his behalf for his sin which he has committed and he will be forgiven.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 6:12

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 6:12 - but the fire which is on the altar must be kept burning on it. It must not be extinguished. So the priest must kindle wood on it morning by morning, and he must arrange the burnt offering on it and offer the fat of the peace offering up in smoke on it.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 7:3

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 7:3 - Then the one making the offering must present all its fat: the fatty tail, the fat covering the entrails,

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 7:4

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 7:4 - the two kidneys and the fat on their sinews, and the protruding lobe on the liver (which he must remove along with the kidneys).

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 7:23

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 7:23 - "Tell the Israelites, 'You must not eat any fat of an ox, sheep, or goat.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 7:24

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 7:24 - Moreover, the fat of an animal that has died of natural causes and the fat of an animal torn by beasts may be used for any other purpose, but you must certainly never eat it.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 7:25

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 7:25 - If anyone eats fat from the animal from which he presents a gift to the LORD, that person will be cut off from his people.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 7:30

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 7:30 - With his own hands he must bring the LORD's gifts. He must bring the fat with the breast to wave the breast as a wave offering before the LORD,

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 7:31

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 7:31 - and the priest must offer the fat up in smoke on the altar, but the breast will belong to Aaron and his sons.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 7:33

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 7:33 - The one from Aaron's sons who presents the blood of the peace offering and fat will have the right thigh as his share,

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 8:16

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 8:16 - Then he took all the fat on the entrails, the protruding lobe of the liver, and the two kidneys and their fat, and Moses offered it all up in smoke on the altar,

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 8:25

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 8:25 - Then he took the fat (the fatty tail, all the fat on the entrails, the protruding lobe of the liver, and the two kidneys and their fat) and the right thigh,

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 8:26

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 8:26 - and from the basket of unleavened bread that was before the LORD he took one unleavened loaf, one loaf of bread mixed with olive oil, and one wafer, and placed them on the fat parts and on the right thigh.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 9:10

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 9:10 - The fat and the kidneys and the protruding lobe of the liver from the sin offering he offered up in smoke on the altar just as the LORD had commanded Moses,

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 9:19

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 9:19 - As for the fat parts from the ox and from the ram (the fatty tail, the fat covering the entrails, the kidneys, and the protruding lobe of the liver),

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 9:20

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 9:20 - they set those on the breasts and he offered the fat parts up in smoke on the altar.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 9:24

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 9:24 - Then fire went out from the presence of the LORD and consumed the burnt offering and the fat parts on the altar, and all the people saw it, so they shouted loudly and fell down with their faces to the ground.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 10:15

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 10:15 - The thigh of the contribution offering and the breast of the wave offering they must bring in addition to the gifts of the fat parts to wave them as a wave offering before the LORD, and it will belong to you and your sons with you for a perpetual statute just as the LORD has commanded."

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 16:25

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 16:25 - "Then he is to offer up the fat of the sin offering in smoke on the altar,

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 17:6

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 17:6 - The priest is to splash the blood on the altar of the LORD at the entrance of the Meeting Tent, and offer the fat up in smoke for a soothing aroma to the LORD.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 18:12

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 18:12 - "All the best of the olive oil and all the best of the wine and of the wheat, the first fruits of these things that they give to the LORD, I have given to you.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 18:17

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 18:17 - But you must not redeem the firstborn of a cow or a sheep or a goat; they are holy. You must splash their blood on the altar and burn their fat for an offering made by fire for a pleasing aroma to the LORD.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 18:29

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 18:29 - From all your gifts you must offer up every raised offering due the LORD, from all the best of it, and the holiest part of it.'

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 18:30

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 18:30 - "Therefore you will say to them, 'When you offer up the best of it, then it will be credited to the Levites as the product of the threshing floor and as the product of the winepress.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 18:32

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 18:32 - And you will bear no sin concerning it when you offer up the best of it. And you must not profane the holy things of the Israelites, or else you will die.'"

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 32:14

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 32:14 - butter from the herd and milk from the flock, along with the fat of lambs, rams and goats of Bashan, along with the best of the kernels of wheat; and from the juice of grapes you drank wine.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 32:38

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 32:38 - who ate the best of their sacrifices, and drank the wine of their drink offerings? Let them rise and help you; let them be your refuge!

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 3:22

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 3:22 - The handle went in after the blade, and the fat closed around the blade, for Ehud did not pull the sword out of his belly.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 2:15

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 2:15 - Even before they burned the fat, the priest's attendant would come and say to the person who was making the sacrifice, "Hand over some meat for the priest to roast! He won't take boiled meat from you, but only raw."

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 2:16

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 2:16 - If the individual said to him, "First let the fat be burned away, and then take for yourself whatever you wish," he would say, "No! Hand it over right now! If you don't, I will take it forcibly!"

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 15:22

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 15:22 - Then Samuel said, "Does the LORD take pleasure in burnt offerings and sacrifices as much as he does in obedience? Certainly, obedience is better than sacrifice; paying attention is better than the fat of rams.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 1:22

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 1:22 - From the blood of the slain, from the fat of warriors, the bow of Jonathan was not turned away. The sword of Saul never returned empty.

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