Strong's #2459: cheleb (pronounced kheh'-leb)
or cheleb {khay'-leb}; from an unused root meaning to be fat; fat, whether literally or figuratively; hence, the richest or choice part:--X best, fat(-ness), X finest, grease, marrow.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon:
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cheleb / chêleb
1) fat
1a) fat (of humans)
1b) fat (of beasts)
1c) choicest, best part, abundance (of products of the land)
Part of Speech: noun masculine
Relation: from an unused root meaning to be fat
Usage:
This word is used 92 times:
Genesis 4:4: "brought of the firstlings of his flock and of the fat thereof. And the LORD had respect"
Genesis 45:18: "of Egypt, and ye shall eat the fat of the land."
Exodus 23:18: "with leavened bread; shall the fat of my sacrifice remain until the morning."
Exodus 29:13: "And thou shalt take all the fat that covereth and the caul"
Exodus 29:13: "the liver, and the two kidneys, and the fat that is upon them, and burn them upon the altar."
Exodus 29:22: "Also thou shalt take of the ram the fat and the rump, and the fat"
Exodus 29:22: "the ram the fat and the rump, and the fat the inwards, and the caul"
Exodus 29:22: "above the liver, and the two kidneys, and the fat that is upon them, and the right shoulder;"
Leviticus 3:3: "of the peace offering an offering made by fire unto the LORD; the fat that covereth the inwards,"
Leviticus 3:3: "that covereth the inwards, and all the fat that is upon the inwards,"
Leviticus 3:4: "And the two kidneys, and the fat that is on them, which the flanks,"
Leviticus 3:9: "of the sacrifice of the peace offering an offering made by fire unto the LORD; the fat rump, it shall he take off"
Leviticus 3:9: "rump, it shall he take off hard by the backbone; and the fat that covereth the inwards,"
Leviticus 3:9: "that covereth the inwards, and all the fat that is upon the inwards,"
Leviticus 3:10: "And the two kidneys, and the fat that is upon them, which the flanks,"
Leviticus 3:14: "even an offering made by fire unto the LORD; the fat that covereth the inwards, and all"
Leviticus 3:14: "the inwards, and all the fat that is upon the inwards,"
Leviticus 3:15: "And the two kidneys, and the fat that is upon them, which the flanks,"
Leviticus 3:16: "for a sweet all the fat is the LORD's."
Leviticus 3:17: "your dwellings, that ye eat fat nor blood."
Leviticus 4:8: "And he shall take off from it all the fat of the bullock for the sin offering; the fat"
Leviticus 4:8: "of the bullock for the sin offering; the fat that covereth the inwards, and all"
Leviticus 4:8: "that covereth the inwards, and all the fat that is upon the inwards,"
Leviticus 4:9: "And the two kidneys, and the fat that is upon them, which the flanks,"
Leviticus 4:19: "And he shall take all his fat from him, and burn it upon the altar."
Leviticus 4:26: "And he shall burn all his fat upon the altar, as the fat of the sacrifice and the priest"
Leviticus 4:26: "all his fat upon the altar, as the fat of the sacrifice and the priest shall make an atonement"
Leviticus 4:31: "And he shall take away all the fat thereof, as the fat is taken away off"
Leviticus 4:31: "all the fat thereof, as the fat is taken away off the sacrifice"
Leviticus 4:35: "And he shall take away all the fat thereof, as the fat of the lamb from the sacrifice"
Leviticus 4:35: "all the fat thereof, as the fat of the lamb from the sacrifice"
Leviticus 6:12: "the burnt offering in order upon it; and he shall burn thereon the fat of the peace offerings."
Leviticus 7:3: "And he shall offer of it all the fat thereof; the rump, that covereth"
Leviticus 7:3: "the fat thereof; the rump, and the fat that covereth the inwards,"
Leviticus 7:4: "And the two kidneys, and the fat that is on them, which the flanks,"
Leviticus 7:23: "saying, Ye shall eat of fat, of ox, or of sheep, or of goat."
Leviticus 7:24: " And the fat of the beast that dieth of itself, and the fat of that which is torn with beasts, may be used in any but ye shall in no wise eat"
Leviticus 7:24: "And the fat of the beast that dieth of itself, and the fat of that which is torn with beasts, may be used in any but ye shall in no wise eat"
Leviticus 7:25: "For whosoever eateth the fat of the beast,"
Leviticus 7:30: "the offerings of the LORD made by fire, the fat the breast, it shall he bring,"
Leviticus 7:31: "And the priest shall burn the fat upon the altar: but the breast Aaron's"
Leviticus 7:33: "that offereth the blood of the peace offerings, and the fat, shall have the right shoulder"
Leviticus 8:16: "And he took all the fat that was upon and the caul"
Leviticus 8:16: "above the liver, and the two kidneys, and their fat, and Moses burned it upon the altar."
Leviticus 8:25: "And he took the fat, and the rump, and all the fat was upon"
Leviticus 8:25: "the fat, and the rump, and all the fat was upon the inwards, and the caul"
Leviticus 8:25: "above the liver, and the two kidneys, and their fat, and the right shoulder:"
Leviticus 8:26: "and one wafer, and put them on the fat, and upon the right shoulder:"
Leviticus 9:10: " But the fat, and the kidneys, and the caul above the liver of he burnt"
Leviticus 9:19: " And the fat of the bullock and of the ram, the rump, the inwards, and the kidneys,"
