Strong's H2459

חֶלֶב

Transliteration

cheleb

Pronunciation

kheh'-leb

Definition

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

KJV usage

[idiom] best, fat(-ness), [idiom] finest, grease, marrow.

Derivation

or חֵלֶב; from an unused root meaning to be fat;

From Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (1890), Hebrew dictionary. Data: Open Scriptures, CC BY-SA.