Open English Translation (OET)

Hebrew wordlink #47637

OSHB Lev 4:31 חֵלֶב (ḩēleⱱ) Strongs=2459 Lemma=‘חֵלֶב’
contextual word gloss=‘[the]_fat’ word gloss=‘fat’
Morphology=Ncmsa PoS=common_noun Gender=masculine Number=singular State=absolute
Year=-1490

Note: These word pages enable you to click through to the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (OSHB) that the Open English Translation Old Testament is translated from. The OSHB is based on the Westminster Leningrad Codex (WLC). (We are still searching for a digitized facsimile of the Leningradensis manuscript that we can easily link to. See this list and this archive for now.) This is all part of the commitment of the Open English Translation team to be transparent about all levels of the Bible translation process right back to the original manuscripts.

Other uses (7) of identical word form חֵלֶב (Morphology=Ncmsa PoS=common_noun Gender=masculine Number=singular State=absolute) in the Hebrew originals

The word form ‘חֵלֶב’ (Morphology=Ncmsa PoS=common_noun Gender=masculine Number=singular State=absolute) has 2 different glosses: ‘[the]_fat’, ‘fat’.

LEV 3:16 contextual word gloss=‘fat’ word gloss=‘fat’ OSHB LEV 3:16 word 9

OET-LV: 16 And_he_will _make _them _smoke the_priest/officer to_the_altar food _of a _fire _offering to_an _odour _of soothing all _of fat to/for_YHWH. (LEV_3:16)

OET-RV: 16 Then the priest must burn them on the altar as a food offering made to Yahweh by fire as a pleasing aroma. All the fat belongs to Yahweh. (LEV 3:16)

LEV 3:17 contextual word gloss=‘fat’ word gloss=‘fat’ OSHB LEV 3:17 word 7

OET-LV: 17 A _regulation _of perpetuity to_your(pl)_of_generations in_all _of places _of_your(pl)_dwelling any _of fat and_all blood not you(pl)_must _eat. (LEV_3:17)

OET-RV: 17 “This regulation must be permanent for all future generations: All of you must never eat fat or blood.” (LEV 3:17)

LEV 7:25 contextual word gloss=‘fat’ word gloss=‘fat’ OSHB LEV 7:25 word 4

OET-LV: 25 If/because any _of one _who_eats fat from the_cattle/livestock which he _will _present from_her/it a _fire _offering to/for_YHWH and_it _will _be _cut _off the_living _creatures who_eats from_its _of_kinspeople(s). (LEV_7:25)

OET-RV: 25 Anyone who does eat the fat from an animal presented as a gift to Yahweh must be cut off from the community. (LEV 7:25)

PSA 63:6 contextual word gloss=‘fat’ word gloss=‘best’ OSHB PSA 63:6 word 2

OET-LV: 6  like fat and_fatness self _of_my it _will _be _satisfied and_lips _of cries _of _joy it _will _praise_you mouth _of_my. (PSA_63:6)

OET-RV: 6 on my bed as I think about you.
⇔ ≈ I will meditate about you during the night (PSA 63:6)

EZE 39:19 contextual word gloss=‘fat’ word gloss=‘fat’ OSHB EZE 39:19 word 2

OET-LV: 19 And_you(pl)_will _eat fat to_satiety and_you(pl)_will _drink blood to_drunkenness from_my _of_sacrifice which I _have _sacrificed for_you(pl). (EZE_39:19)

OET-RV: 19 Then you’ll eat fat until you’re full and drink blood until you’re drunk—that’ll be the sacrifice that I’ll slaughter for you birds and animals. (EZE 39:19)

EZE 44:7 contextual word gloss=‘fat’ word gloss=‘fat’ OSHB EZE 44:7 word 16

OET-LV: 7 When_you_brought sons _of foreignness uncircumcised _of heart and_uncircumcised _of flesh to_be in_my _of_sanctuary to_profane_it DOM house _of_my when_you_brought _near DOM food _of_my fat and_blood and_they _broke DOM covenant _of_my because _of all _of abominations _of_your(pl). (EZE_44:7)

OET-RV: 7 that you brought foreigners with uncircumcised hearts and uncircumcised flesh to be in my sanctuary, profaning my temple, while you people were offering me food, fat, and blood. You people have broken my agreement with all your disgusting actions. (EZE 44:7)

EZE 44:15 contextual word gloss=‘fat’ word gloss=‘fat’ OSHB EZE 44:15 word 22

OET-LV: 15 and_the_priests the_Lēviyyiy the _sons _of Tsādōq/(Zadok) who they _kept DOM the _charge _of my _sanctuary _of_of when_went _astray the _people _of Yisrā^ʼēl/(Israel) from_with_me they they _will _draw _near to_me to_serve_me and_they _will _stand to/for_my_face/front to_bring _near to_me fat and_blood the _utterance _of my_master YHWH. (EZE_44:15)

OET-RV: 15 Then the Levitical priests, those descendants of Tsadok who fulfilled the duties of my sanctuary when the Israeli people were wandering away from me, they’ll approach me to worship me. They’ll stand in front of me to offer me the fat and the blood. That’s the master Yahweh’s declaration. (EZE 44:15)

The various word forms of the root word (lemma) ‘Lemma=‘חֵלֶב’’ have 7 different glosses: ‘Heleb’, ‘[the]_best_of’, ‘[the]_fat’, ‘[the]_fat_of’, ‘fat’, ‘fat_of’, ‘the_fat_of’.