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חֵלֶב

Strong’s: H2459 · H2460

Associated OET lemmas: חֵלֶב

Notes: Passage: OET PSA 17:10
It may be necessary to emend this verse as follows: חֵלֶב לִבָּמֹו סָגְרוּ "they have shut the fat of their hearts"; Passage: OET EZE 34:3
{A:MT} {A:RSV} {A:NJPS} {A:NRSV} | {A:NIV} {A:NJB} {A:REB} {A:GNT} {A:CEV} חָלָב "milk.

Authors: Reinier de Blois

Form 1

Part of speech: nsm

Related lemmas: חָלָב · חֶלְבְּנָה

Sense 1: fat

Semantic domains: Creatures (001001002)

Core domains: Body (019)

Definition: = fat parts ◄ of the body of animals and human beings; ► often the main ingredient of a sacrifice; ≈ regarded as the best part of the meat, but also associated with unresponsiveness and stubbornness

Show passage in OET: GEN 4:4

OET-RV GEN 4:4

4 and also Hevel brought the best portions from some of the firstborn of his flock. Now Yahweh was pleased with Hevel and his offering,

OET-LV GEN 4:4

4 And_Heⱱel also he he _brought from _the_firstborn his/its_flock _of _sheep/goats and_from_their_fat/best and_ YHWH _he/it _looked _around to Heⱱel and_near/to his/its_donation/offering.

Show passage in OET: EXO 23:18

OET-RV EXO 23:18

18 You mustn’t sacrifice the blood of my sacrifices together with bread that’s been risen, and all the fat must be burnt during the night so that none remains in the morning.

OET-LV EXO 23:18

18 Not you _must _sacrifice with leaven the _blood _of my _sacrifice _of_my and_not the _fat _of my _festival _sacrifice _of_my it _will _remain _overnight until morning.

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All 62 recorded passages for this sense

GEN: OET GEN 4:4

EXO: OET EXO 23:18 · OET EXO 29:13 · OET EXO 29:22

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

NUM: OET NUM 18:17

DEU: OET DEU 32:14 · OET DEU 32:38

JDG: OET JDG 3:22

SA1: OET SA1 2:15–16 · OET SA1 15:22

SA2: OET SA2 1:22

KI1: OET KI1 8:64

CH2: OET CH2 7:7 · OET CH2 29:35 · OET CH2 35:14

JOB: OET JOB 15:27

PSA: OET PSA 17:10 · OET PSA 63:5 · OET PSA 73:7 · OET PSA 119:70

ISA: OET ISA 1:11 · OET ISA 34:6–7 · OET ISA 43:24

EZE: OET EZE 34:3 · OET EZE 39:19 · OET EZE 44:7 · OET EZE 44:15

Sense 2: best, choice

Semantic domains: Good (002001001028)

Core domains: Quality (137)

Definition: = pertaining to being the best part of an object or the best among a range of objects

Show passage in OET: GEN 45:18

OET-RV GEN 45:18

18 and get your father and your households, and come back here to me, and I’ll give to you the best of the land in Mitsrayim, and you’ll eat the best of the country.’

OET-LV GEN 45:18

18 And_fetch DOM father _of_your(pl) and_DOM households _of_your(pl) and_come to_me and_I _will _give to/for_you(pl) DOM the _good _thing[s]_of the _land _of Miʦrayim/(Egypt) and_eat DOM the _fat _of the_earth/land.

Show passage in OET: NUM 18:12

OET-RV NUM 18:12

12 “All the best of the fresh oil, and the new wine and grain that they give to Yahweh, I give to you.

OET-LV NUM 18:12

12 All _of the_best _of the_fresh _oil and_all the_best _of the_new _wine and_grain fruit_of_their _first which they _will _give to/for_YHWH to/for_yourself(m) I_give _them.

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All 8 recorded passages for this sense

GEN: OET GEN 45:18

NUM: OET NUM 18:12 · OET NUM 18:29–30 · OET NUM 18:32

DEU: OET DEU 32:14

PSA: OET PSA 81:16 · OET PSA 147:14

Form 2

Part of speech: np

Name meanings: fat

Sense 1: Heleb

Semantic domains: Names of People (003001007)

Definition: = man, also known as Heled and Heldai; ◄ son of Baanah; from Netophah; ► warrior; time of king David

Synonyms: חֵלֶד · חֶלְדַּי

Show passage in OET: SA2 23:29

OET-RV SA2 23:29

• 29 Ba’anah’s son Helev the Netofati,
• Rivay’s son Itay from Giveah (in Benyamin),

OET-LV SA2 23:29

29 Ḩēleⱱ the _son _of Baˊₐnāh the_Nəţofātī ʼIttay the _son _of Rīⱱay from_Gibeah of _the _descendants _of of _Binyāmīn.

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