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.