Hebrew word

cheleb

kheh'-leb

חֶלֶב

What it means

fat, whether literally or figuratively

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

Where it comes from

or חֵלֶב; from an unused root meaning to be fat

How the King James translates it

fat79
best5
fatness3
finest2
marrow1
grease1

Every place it appears 91

Genesis4:4 45:18

Exodus23:18 29:13 29:22

Leviticus3:3 3:4 3:9 3:10 3:14 3:15 3:16 3:17 4:8 4:9 4:19 4:26 4:31 4:35 6:12 7:3 7:4 7:23 7:24 7:25 7:30 7:31 7:33 8:16 8:25 8:26 9:10 9:19 9:20 9:24 10:15 16:25 17:6

Numbers18:12 18:17 18:29 18:30 18:32

Deuteronomy32:14 32:38

Judges3:22

1 Samuel2:15 2:16 15:22

2 Samuel1:22

1 Kings8:64

2 Chronicles7:7 29:35 35:14

Job15:27

Psalms17:10 63:5 73:7 81:16 119:70 147:14

Isaiah1:11 34:6 43:24

Ezekiel34:3 39:19 44:7 44:15