חֶלֶב
cheleb(kheh'-leb)
“fat, whether literally or figuratively; hence, the richest or choice part”
92 occurrencesOld TestamentCommon word
Definition
Strong’s Definition
fat, whether literally or figuratively; hence, the richest or choice part
Translated in KJV as
[idiom] bestfat(-ness)[idiom] finestgreasemarrow.
Etymology
or חֵלֶב; from an unused root meaning to be fat;
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“And thou shalt take all the fat that covereth the inwards, and the caul that is above the liver, and the two kidneys, and the fat that is upon them, and burn them upon the altar.”