חֵ֫לֶב

hebrewOld TestamentNoun · masculine92 occurrences14 books69 verses

Definition

or חֵלֶב; from an unused root meaning to be fat; fat, whether literally or figuratively; hence, the richest or choice part
Traditional renderings: × best, fat(-ness), × finest, grease, marrow.

In the Greek Old Testament

How the ancient Greek translation of the Old Testament renders חֵ֫לֶב:

Usage patterns

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Occurrences

92 total
  1. Genesis 4:4וּמֵֽחֶלְבֵהֶ֑ן · the best portions
    …while Abel brought the best portions of the firstborn of his flock. And the LORD looked with favor on Abel and his offering,
  2. Genesis 45:18חֵ֥לֶב · from the fat
    Then bring your father and your families and return to me. I will give you the best of the land of Egypt, and you shall eat from the fat of the land.’
  3. Exodus 23:18חֵֽלֶב־ · the fat
    You must not offer the blood of My sacrifices with anything leavened, nor may the fat of My feast remain until morning.
  4. Exodus 29:13הַחֵלֶב֮ · the fat; הַחֵ֖לֶב · with the fat
    Take all the fat that covers the entrails and the lobe of the liver, and both kidneys with the fat on them, and burn them on the altar.
  5. Exodus 29:22הַחֵ֨לֶב · the fat; הַחֵ֣לֶב׀ · the fat; הַחֵ֙לֶב֙ · with the fat
    Take the fat from the ram, the fat tail, the fat covering the entrails, the lobe of the liver, both kidneys with the fat on them, and the right thigh (since this is a ram for ordination),
  6. Leviticus 3:3הַחֵ֙לֶב֙ · the fat; הַחֵ֔לֶב · the fat
    From the peace offering he is to bring a food offering to the LORD: the fat that covers the entrails, all the fat that is on them,
  7. Leviticus 3:4הַחֵ֙לֶב֙ · with the fat
    …both kidneys with the fat on them near the loins, and the lobe of the liver, which he is to remove with the kidneys.
  8. Leviticus 3:9חֶלְבּוֹ֙ · consisting of its fat; הַחֵ֙לֶב֙ · the fat; הַחֵ֔לֶב · the fat
    And from the peace offering he shall bring a food offering to the LORD consisting of its fat: the entire fat tail cut off close to the backbone, the fat that covers the entrails, all the fat that is on them,
  9. Leviticus 3:10הַחֵ֙לֶב֙ · with the fat
    …both kidneys with the fat on them near the loins, and the lobe of the liver, which he is to remove with the kidneys.
  10. Leviticus 3:14הַחֵ֙לֶב֙ · the fat; הַחֵ֔לֶב · the fat
    And from his offering he shall present a food offering to the LORD: the fat that covers the entrails, all the fat that is on them,
  11. Leviticus 3:15הַחֵ֙לֶב֙ · with the fat
    …both kidneys with the fat on them near the loins, and the lobe of the liver, which he is to remove with the kidneys.
  12. Leviticus 3:16חֵ֖לֶב · the fat
    Then the priest is to burn the food on the altar as a food offering, a pleasing aroma. All the fat is the LORD’s.
  13. Leviticus 3:17חֵ֥לֶב · fat
    This is a permanent statute for the generations to come, wherever you live: You must not eat any fat or any blood.”
  14. Leviticus 4:8חֵ֛לֶב · the fat; הַחֵ֙לֶב֙ · the fat; הַחֵ֔לֶב · the fat
    Then he shall remove all the fat from the bull of the sin offering—the fat that covers the entrails, all the fat that is on them,
  15. Leviticus 4:9הַחֵ֙לֶב֙ · with the fat
    …both kidneys with the fat on them near the loins, and the lobe of the liver, which he is to remove with the kidneys—
  16. Leviticus 4:19חֶלְבּ֖וֹ · the fat
    And he is to remove all the fat from it and burn it on the altar.
  17. Leviticus 4:26חֶלְבּוֹ֙ · its fat; כְּחֵ֖לֶב · like the fat
    He must burn all its fat on the altar, like the fat of the peace offerings; thus the priest will make atonement for that man’s sin, and he will be forgiven.
  18. Leviticus 4:31חֶלְבָּ֣הּ · the fat; חֵלֶב֮ · [it]
    Then he is to remove all the fat, just as it is removed from the peace offering, and the priest is to burn it on the altar as a pleasing aroma to the LORD. In this way the priest will make atonement for him, and he will be forgiven.
  19. Leviticus 4:35חֶלְבָּ֣ה · the fat; חֵֽלֶב־ · the fat
    And he shall remove all the fat, just as the fat of the lamb is removed from the peace offerings, and he shall burn it on the altar along with the food offerings to the LORD. In this way the priest will make atonement for him for the sin he has committed, and he will be forgiven.
  20. Leviticus 6:12חֶלְבֵ֥י · the fat portions
    The fire on the altar shall be kept burning; it must not be extinguished. Every morning the priest is to add wood to the fire, arrange the burnt offering on it, and burn the fat portions of the peace offerings on it.
  21. Leviticus 7:3חֶלְבּ֖וֹ · the fat; הַחֵ֖לֶב · the fat
    And all the fat from it shall be offered: the fat tail, the fat that covers the entrails,
  22. Leviticus 7:4הַחֵ֙לֶב֙ · with the fat
    …both kidneys with the fat on them near the loins, and the lobe of the liver, which is to be removed with the kidneys.
  23. Leviticus 7:23חֵ֜לֶב · of the fat
    “Speak to the Israelites and say, ‘You are not to eat any of the fat of an ox, a sheep, or a goat.
  24. Leviticus 7:24וְחֵ֤לֶב · The fat; וְחֵ֣לֶב
    The fat of an animal found dead or mauled by wild beasts may be used for any other purpose, but you must not eat it.
  25. Leviticus 7:25חֵ֔לֶב · the fat
    If anyone eats the fat of an animal from which a food offering may be presented to the LORD, the one who eats it must be cut off from his people.
  26. Leviticus 7:30הַחֵ֤לֶב · the fat
    With his own hands he is to bring the food offerings to the LORD; he shall bring the fat, together with the breast, and wave the breast as a wave offering before the LORD.
  27. Leviticus 7:31הַחֵ֖לֶב · the fat
    The priest is to burn the fat on the altar, but the breast belongs to Aaron and his sons.
  28. Leviticus 7:33הַחֵ֖לֶב · fat
    The son of Aaron who presents the blood and fat of the peace offering shall have the right thigh as a portion.
  29. Leviticus 8:16הַחֵלֶב֮ · the fat; חֶלְבְּהֶ֑ן · their fat
    Moses also took all the fat that was on the entrails, the lobe of the liver, and both kidneys and their fat, and burned it all on the altar.
  30. Leviticus 8:25הַחֵ֣לֶב · the fat; הַחֵלֶב֮ · the fat; חֶלְבְּהֶ֑ן · fat
    And Moses took the fat—the fat tail, all the fat that was on the entrails, the lobe of the liver, and both kidneys with their fat—as well as the right thigh.
  31. Leviticus 8:26הַ֣חֲלָבִ֔ים · the fat portions
    And from the basket of unleavened bread that was before the LORD, he took one cake of unleavened bread, one cake of bread made with oil, and one wafer, and he placed them on the fat portions and on the right thigh.
  32. Leviticus 9:10הַחֵ֨לֶב · the fat
    On the altar he burned the fat, the kidneys, and the lobe of the liver from the sin offering, as the LORD had commanded Moses.
  33. Leviticus 9:19הַחֲלָבִ֖ים · They also brought the fat portions
    They also brought the fat portions from the ox and the ram—the fat tail, the fat covering the entrails, the kidneys, and the lobe of the liver—