Strong's H2459

חֶלֶב

Language:
Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament)

Definition

fat, whether literally or figuratively; hence, the richest or choice part

Derivation

or חֵלֶב; from an unused root meaning to be fat;

KJV Translation

In the King James Version, חֶלֶב is translated as: [idiom] best, fat(-ness), [idiom] finest, grease, marrow..

About Strong's Concordance

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance, compiled by James Strong in 1890, assigns a unique number to every Hebrew and Aramaic root word in the Old Testament. The Hebrew dictionary covers all 8,674 root words. This entry is in the public domain.