Biblica Analytica

חֵ֫לֶב

che.lev (H2459)

fat

92 verses 14 books OT 69 / NT 0
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Based on the Strong's number H2459, the Hebrew word "חֵ֫לֶב" (chelev) has a short definition of "fat." Its occurrence within the semantic domain of Body & Health indicates that this word is often associated with the physical characteristics of animals or humans. The frequency of its occurrence in the Bible, with 92 instances, suggests that "chelev" is an important term in biblical Hebrew, potentially used to describe the fatty parts of animals, such as meat or organs. The range of usage might include references to animal sacrifices, cooking, or general descriptive purposes. The significance of "chelev" lies in its association with purity laws and dietary restrictions in the Torah. As "chelev" is also used to describe the forbidden fat on animals (as per Leviticus 3:3), its importance extends to the realm of moral and ritual purity in ancient Jewish culture.

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Genesis 4:4

Abel also brought some of the firstborn of his flock and of its fat. Yahweh respected Abel and his offering,

Genesis 45:18

Take your father and your households, and come to me, and I will give you the good of the land of Egypt, and you will eat the fat of the land.’

Exodus 23:18

“You shall not offer the blood of my sacrifice with leavened bread. The fat of my feast shall not remain all night until the morning.

Exodus 29:22

Also you shall take some of the ram’s fat, the fat tail, the fat that covers the innards, the cover of the liver, the two kidneys, the fat that is on them, and the right thigh (for it is a ram of consecration),

Leviticus 3:3

He shall offer of the sacrifice of peace offerings an offering made by fire to Yahweh. The fat that covers the innards, and all the fat that is on the innards,

Leviticus 3:4

and the two kidneys, and the fat that is on them, which is by the loins, and the cover on the liver, with the kidneys, he shall take away.

Leviticus 3:9

He shall offer from the sacrifice of peace offerings an offering made by fire to Yahweh; its fat, the entire tail fat, he shall take away close to the backbone; and the fat that covers the entrails, and all the fat that is on the entrails,

Leviticus 3:10

and the two kidneys, and the fat that is on them, which is by the loins, and the cover on the liver, with the kidneys, he shall take away.

Leviticus 3:14

He shall offer from it as his offering, an offering made by fire to Yahweh; the fat that covers the innards, and all the fat that is on the innards,

Leviticus 3:15

and the two kidneys, and the fat that is on them, which is by the loins, and the cover on the liver, with the kidneys, he shall take away.

Leviticus 3:16

The priest shall burn them on the altar: it is the food of the offering made by fire, for a pleasant aroma; all the fat is Yahweh’s.

Leviticus 3:17

“ ‘It shall be a perpetual statute throughout your generations in all your dwellings, that you shall eat neither fat nor blood.’ ”

Leviticus 4:8

He shall take all the fat of the bull of the sin offering from it: the fat that covers the innards, and all the fat that is on the innards,

Leviticus 4:9

and the two kidneys, and the fat that is on them, which is by the loins, and the cover on the liver, with the kidneys, he shall remove,

Leviticus 4:19

All its fat he shall take from it, and burn it on the altar.

Leviticus 4:26

All its fat he shall burn on the altar, like the fat of the sacrifice of peace offerings; and the priest shall make atonement for him concerning his sin, and he will be forgiven.

Leviticus 4:31

All its fat he shall take away, like the fat is taken away from the sacrifice of peace offerings; and the priest shall burn it on the altar for a pleasant aroma to Yahweh; and the priest shall make atonement for him, and he will be forgiven.

Leviticus 4:35

He shall remove all its fat, like the fat of the lamb is removed from the sacrifice of peace offerings. The priest shall burn them on the altar, on the offerings of Yahweh made by fire. The priest shall make atonement for him concerning his sin that he has sinned, and he will be forgiven.

Leviticus 6:12

The fire on the altar shall be kept burning on it, it shall not go out; and the priest shall burn wood on it every morning. He shall lay the burnt offering in order upon it, and shall burn on it the fat of the peace offerings.

Leviticus 7:3

He shall offer all of its fat: the fat tail, and the fat that covers the innards,

Leviticus 7:4

and he shall take away the two kidneys, and the fat that is on them, which is by the loins, and the cover on the liver, with the kidneys;

Leviticus 7:23

“Speak to the children of Israel, saying, ‘You shall eat no fat, of bull, or sheep, or goat.

Leviticus 7:24

The fat of that which dies of itself, and the fat of that which is torn of animals, may be used for any other service, but you shall in no way eat of it.

Leviticus 7:25

For whoever eats the fat of the animal which men offer as an offering made by fire to Yahweh, even the soul who eats it shall be cut off from his people.

Leviticus 7:30

With his own hands he shall bring the offerings of Yahweh made by fire. He shall bring the fat with the breast, that the breast may be waved for a wave offering before Yahweh.

Leviticus 7:31

The priest shall burn the fat on the altar, but the breast shall be Aaron’s and his sons’.

Leviticus 7:33

He among the sons of Aaron who offers the blood of the peace offerings, and the fat, shall have the right thigh for a portion.

Leviticus 8:16

He took all the fat that was on the innards, and the cover of the liver, and the two kidneys, and their fat; and Moses burned it on the altar.

Leviticus 8:25

He took the fat, the fat tail, all the fat that was on the innards, the cover of the liver, the two kidneys and their fat, and the right thigh;

Leviticus 8:26

and out of the basket of unleavened bread that was before Yahweh, he took one unleavened cake, one cake of oiled bread, and one wafer, and placed them on the fat and on the right thigh.

Leviticus 9:10

but the fat, and the kidneys, and the cover from the liver of the sin offering, he burned upon the altar, as Yahweh commanded Moses.

Leviticus 9:19

and the fat of the bull and of the ram, the fat tail, and that which covers the innards, and the kidneys, and the cover of the liver;

Leviticus 9:20

and they put the fat upon the breasts, and he burned the fat on the altar.

Leviticus 9:24

Fire came out from before Yahweh, and consumed the burnt offering and the fat upon the altar. When all the people saw it, they shouted, and fell on their faces.

Leviticus 10:15

The heaved thigh and the waved breast they shall bring with the offerings made by fire of the fat, to wave it for a wave offering before Yahweh. It shall be yours, and your sons’ with you, as a portion forever, as Yahweh has commanded.”

Leviticus 16:25

The fat of the sin offering he shall burn on the altar.

Leviticus 17:6

The priest shall sprinkle the blood on Yahweh’s altar at the door of the Tent of Meeting, and burn the fat for a pleasant aroma to Yahweh.

Numbers 18:12

“I have given to you all the best of the oil, all the best of the vintage, and of the grain, the first fruits of them which they give to Yahweh.

Numbers 18:17

“But you shall not redeem the firstborn of a cow, or the firstborn of a sheep, or the firstborn of a goat. They are holy. You shall sprinkle their blood on the altar, and shall burn their fat for an offering made by fire, for a pleasant aroma to Yahweh.

Numbers 18:29

Out of all your gifts, you shall offer every wave offering to Yahweh, of all its best parts, even the holy part of it.’

Numbers 18:30

“Therefore you shall tell them, ‘When you heave its best from it, then it shall be credited to the Levites as the increase of the threshing floor, and as the increase of the wine press.

Numbers 18:32

You shall bear no sin by reason of it, when you have heaved from it its best. You shall not profane the holy things of the children of Israel, that you not die.’ ”

Deuteronomy 32:14

butter from the herd, and milk from the flock, with fat of lambs, rams of the breed of Bashan, and goats, with the finest of the wheat. From the blood of the grape, you drank wine.

Deuteronomy 32:38

which ate the fat of their sacrifices, and drank the wine of their drink offering? Let them rise up and help you! Let them be your protection.

Judges 3:22

The handle also went in after the blade; and the fat closed on the blade, for he didn’t draw the sword out of his body; and it came out behind.

1 Samuel 2:15

Yes, before they burned the fat, the priest’s servant came, and said to the man who sacrificed, “Give meat to roast for the priest; for he will not accept boiled meat from you, but raw.”

1 Samuel 2:16

If the man said to him, “Let the fat be burned first, and then take as much as your soul desires;” then he would say, “No, but you shall give it to me now; and if not, I will take it by force.”

1 Samuel 15:22

Samuel said, “Has Yahweh as great delight in burnt offerings and sacrifices, as in obeying Yahweh’s voice? Behold, to obey is better than sacrifice, and to listen than the fat of rams.

2 Samuel 1:22

From the blood of the slain, from the fat of the mighty, Jonathan’s bow didn’t turn back. Saul’s sword didn’t return empty.

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