חֶלֶבcheleb
fat
Pronunciation: kheh'-leb · Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament) · H2459
Meanings
1. fat, of human body (Judges 3:22; 2 Samuel 1:22; Job 15:27)
2. fat, of beasts
b. fat parts, pieces (Exodus 23:18; 1 Samuel 2:15; 1 Samuel 2:16)
3. choicest, best part (Genesis 45:18; Numbers 18:12; Numbers 18:29)
Same root
- אַחְלָבʼAchlâb · H303Achlab, a place in Palestine
- חֵלֶבChêleb · H2460Cheleb, an Israelite
- חָלָבchâlâb · H2461milk (as the richness of kine)
- חֶלְבָּהChelbâh · H2462Chelbah, a place in Palestine
- חֶלְבּוֹןChelbôwn · H2463Chelbon, a place in Syria
- חֶלְבְּנָהchelbᵉnâh · H2464galbanam, an odorous gum (as if fatty)
Where it appears
Appears 92 times in the Bible.
- Genesis 4:4 Abel also brought a gift—the best portions of the firstborn lambs from his flock. The Lord accepted Abel and his gift,
- Genesis 45:18 Then get your father and all of your families, and return here to me. I will give you the very best land in Egypt, and you will eat from the best that the land produces.’”
- Exodus 23:18 “You must not offer the blood of my sacrificial offerings together with any baked goods containing yeast. And do not leave the fat from the festival offerings until the next morning.
- Exodus 29:13 Take all the fat around the internal organs, the long lobe of the liver, and the two kidneys and the fat around them, and burn it all on the altar.
- Exodus 29:22 “Since this is the ram for the ordination of Aaron and his sons, take the fat of the ram, including the fat of the broad tail, the fat around the internal organs, the long lobe of the liver, and the two kidneys and the fat around them, along with the right thigh.
- Leviticus 3:3 The priest must present part of this peace offering as a special gift to the Lord. This includes all the fat around the internal organs,
See every passage
- Genesis 4:4, 45:18
- Exodus 23:18, 29:13, 29:22
- Leviticus 3:3, 3:4, 3:9, 3:10, 3:14, 3:15, 3:16, 3:17, 4:8, 4:9, 4:19, 4:26, 4:31, 4:35, 6:12, 7:3, 7:4, 7:23, 7:24, 7:25, 7:30, 7:31, 7:33, 8:16, 8:25, 8:26, 9:10, 9:19, 9:20, 9:24, 10:15, 16:25, 17:6
- Numbers 18:12, 18:17, 18:29, 18:30, 18:32
- Deuteronomy 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, 63:5, 73:7, 81:16, 119:70, 147:14
- Isaiah 1:11, 34:6, 34:7, 43:24
- Ezekiel 34:3, 39:19, 44:7, 44:15
Source: Brown, Driver and Briggs, Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament (1906), public domain; markup by unfoldingWord, CC BY (github.com/unfoldingWord/Brown-Driver-Briggs-Enhanced).