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Strong's H2459 חֶלֶב (cheleb)

Cheleb means “grease” — full meaning, definition, and every linked Bible usage across the indexed canon.

Same number, other testament: Strong's G2459 — ioustos (“Justus”) in the Greek Bible.

Strong's Number H2459
Language Hebrew
Linked Usages 69
Books 14

Strong's H2459 Quick Answer

Strong's H2459 חֶלֶב חֵלֶב (cheleb) is a Hebrew Strong's word-study entry. cheleb (kheh'-leb) (or cheleb {khay'-leb}) n-m. 1. fat, whether literally or figuratively 2. (hence) the richest or choice part It has 69 linked Bible usages across 14 books. Visible English usage signals include fat and part. Indexed coverage on this page includes Old Testament.

Meaning
cheleb (kheh'-leb) (or cheleb {khay'-leb}) n-m. 1. fat, whether literally or figuratively 2. (hence) the richest or choice part
Usage
69 linked usages
Books
14 indexed books
Corpus
Old Testament
Usage Words
fat and part

Meaning and Definition

cheleb (kheh'-leb) (or cheleb {khay'-leb}) n-m. 1. fat, whether literally or figuratively 2. (hence) the richest or choice part [from an unused root meaning to be fat] KJV: X best, fat(-ness), X finest, grease, marrow.

Original Word
חֶלֶב חֵלֶב
Transliteration
cheleb
Morphology
noun masc

Across Lexicons

How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's H2459. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.

How Strong's H2459 Is Translated

The English word each shown verse actually uses to render cheleb, taken from the interlinear word alignment (the same word underlined in the excerpts below). Where a rendering is used more than once, the count is shown.

fat Genesis 4:4 61× part Numbers 18:29

How Strong's H2459 Usage Compares

Indexed coverage includes Old Testament. Each section below keeps corpus counts and sample passages visible so readers can compare the word across contexts instead of reading one flat concordance list.

  • The largest indexed corpus on this page is Old Testament with 69 linked usages.
  • The linked rows are Old Testament Hebrew usage, grouped by book for fast canonical scanning.

Strong's H2459 by Corpus

Indexed usage grouped by testament and extended corpus so readers can compare this word across the Bible, Septuagint, deuterocanonical books, and 1 Enoch where present.

Strong's H2459 in the Old Testament

69 indexed usages in Old Testament.

Genesis 4:4 KJV

And Abel, he also brought of the firstlings of his flock and of the fat thereof. And the LORD had respect unto Abel and to his offering:

Genesis 45:18 KJV

And take your father and your households, and come unto me: and I will give you the good of the land of Egypt, and ye shall eat the fat of the land.

Exodus 23:18 KJV

Thou shalt not offer the blood of my sacrifice with leavened bread; neither shall the fat of my sacrifice remain until the morning.

Usage Excerpts

First 69 linked usage excerpts for Strong's H2459.

Genesis 4:4 Old Testament, KJV
And Abel, he also brought of the firstlings of his flock and of the fat thereof. And the LORD had respect unto Abel and to his offering:
Genesis 45:18 Old Testament, KJV
And take your father and your households, and come unto me: and I will give you the good of the land of Egypt, and ye shall eat the fat of the land.
Exodus 23:18 Old Testament, KJV
Thou shalt not offer the blood of my sacrifice with leavened bread; neither shall the fat of my sacrifice remain until the morning.
Exodus 29:13 Old Testament, KJV
And thou shalt take all the fat that covereth the inwards, and the caul that is above the liver, and the two kidneys, and the fat that is upon them, and burn them upon the altar.
Exodus 29:22 Old Testament, KJV
Also thou shalt take of the ram the fat and the rump, and the fat that covereth the inwards, and the caul above the liver, and the two kidneys, and the fat that is upon them, and the right shoulder; for it is a ram of consecration:
Leviticus 3:3 Old Testament, KJV
And he shall offer of the sacrifice of the peace offering an offering made by fire unto the LORD; the fat that covereth the inwards, and all the fat that is upon the inwards,
Leviticus 3:4 Old Testament, KJV
And the two kidneys, and the fat that is on them, which is by the flanks, and the caul above the liver, with the kidneys, it shall he take away.
Leviticus 3:9 Old Testament, KJV
And he shall offer of the sacrifice of the peace offering an offering made by fire unto the LORD; the fat thereof, and the whole rump, it shall he take off hard by the backbone; and the fat that covereth the inwards, and all the fat that is upon the inwards,
Leviticus 3:10 Old Testament, KJV
And the two kidneys, and the fat that is upon them, which is by the flanks, and the caul above the liver, with the kidneys, it shall he take away.
Leviticus 3:14 Old Testament, KJV
And he shall offer thereof his offering, even an offering made by fire unto the LORD; the fat that covereth the inwards, and all the fat that is upon the inwards,
Leviticus 3:15 Old Testament, KJV
And the two kidneys, and the fat that is upon them, which is by the flanks, and the caul above the liver, with the kidneys, it shall he take away.
Leviticus 3:16 Old Testament, KJV
And the priest shall burn them upon the altar: it is the food of the offering made by fire for a sweet savour: all the fat is the LORD's.
Leviticus 3:17 Old Testament, KJV
It shall be a perpetual statute for your generations throughout all your dwellings, that ye eat neither fat nor blood.
Leviticus 4:8 Old Testament, KJV
And he shall take off from it all the fat of the bullock for the sin offering; the fat that covereth the inwards, and all the fat that is upon the inwards,
Leviticus 4:9 Old Testament, KJV
And the two kidneys, and the fat that is upon them, which is by the flanks, and the caul above the liver, with the kidneys, it shall he take away,
Leviticus 4:19 Old Testament, KJV
And he shall take all his fat from him, and burn it upon the altar.
Leviticus 4:26 Old Testament, KJV
And he shall burn all his fat upon the altar, as the fat of the sacrifice of peace offerings: and the priest shall make an atonement for him as concerning his sin, and it shall be forgiven him.
Leviticus 4:31 Old Testament, KJV
And he shall take away all the fat thereof, as the fat is taken away from off the sacrifice of peace offerings; and the priest shall burn it upon the altar for a sweet savour unto the LORD; and the priest shall make an atonement for him, and it shall be forgiven him.
Leviticus 4:35 Old Testament, KJV
And he shall take away all the fat thereof, as the fat of the lamb is taken away from the sacrifice of the peace offerings; and the priest shall burn them upon the altar, according to the offerings made by fire unto the LORD: and the priest shall make an atonement for his sin that he hath committed, and it shall be forgiven him.
Leviticus 6:12 Old Testament, KJV
And the fire upon the altar shall be burning in it; it shall not be put out: and the priest shall burn wood on it every morning, and lay the burnt offering in order upon it; and he shall burn thereon the fat of the peace offerings.
Leviticus 7:3 Old Testament, KJV
And he shall offer of it all the fat thereof; the rump, and the fat that covereth the inwards,
Leviticus 7:4 Old Testament, KJV
And the two kidneys, and the fat that is on them, which is by the flanks, and the caul that is above the liver, with the kidneys, it shall he take away:
Leviticus 7:23 Old Testament, KJV
Speak unto the children of Israel, saying, Ye shall eat no manner of fat, of ox, or of sheep, or of goat.
Leviticus 7:24 Old Testament, KJV
And the fat of the beast that dieth of itself, and the fat of that which is torn with beasts, may be used in any other use: but ye shall in no wise eat of it.
Leviticus 7:25 Old Testament, KJV
For whosoever eateth the fat of the beast, of which men offer an offering made by fire unto the LORD, even the soul that eateth it shall be cut off from his people.
Leviticus 7:30 Old Testament, KJV
His own hands shall bring the offerings of the LORD made by fire, the fat with the breast, it shall he bring, that the breast may be waved for a wave offering before the LORD.
Leviticus 7:31 Old Testament, KJV
And the priest shall burn the fat upon the altar: but the breast shall be Aaron's and his sons'.
Leviticus 7:33 Old Testament, KJV
He among the sons of Aaron, that offereth the blood of the peace offerings, and the fat, shall have the right shoulder for his part.
Leviticus 8:16 Old Testament, KJV
And he took all the fat that was upon the inwards, and the caul above the liver, and the two kidneys, and their fat, and Moses burned it upon the altar.
Leviticus 8:25 Old Testament, KJV
And he took the fat, and the rump, and all the fat that was upon the inwards, and the caul above the liver, and the two kidneys, and their fat, and the right shoulder:
Leviticus 8:26 Old Testament, KJV
And out of the basket of unleavened bread, that was before the LORD, he took one unleavened cake, and a cake of oiled bread, and one wafer, and put them on the fat, and upon the right shoulder:
Leviticus 9:10 Old Testament, KJV
But the fat, and the kidneys, and the caul above the liver of the sin offering, he burnt upon the altar; as the LORD commanded Moses.
Leviticus 9:19 Old Testament, KJV
And the fat of the bullock and of the ram, the rump, and that which covereth the inwards, and the kidneys, and the caul above the liver:
Leviticus 9:20 Old Testament, KJV
And they put the fat upon the breasts, and he burnt the fat upon the altar:
Leviticus 9:24 Old Testament, KJV
And there came a fire out from before the LORD, and consumed upon the altar the burnt offering and the fat: which when all the people saw, they shouted, and fell on their faces.
Leviticus 10:15 Old Testament, KJV
The heave shoulder and the wave breast shall they bring with the offerings made by fire of the fat, to wave it for a wave offering before the LORD; and it shall be thine, and thy sons' with thee, by a statute for ever; as the LORD hath commanded.
Leviticus 16:25 Old Testament, KJV
And the fat of the sin offering shall he burn upon the altar.
Leviticus 17:6 Old Testament, KJV
And the priest shall sprinkle the blood upon the altar of the LORD at the door of the tabernacle of the congregation, and burn the fat for a sweet savour unto the LORD.
Numbers 18:12 Old Testament, KJV
All the best of the oil, and all the best of the wine, and of the wheat, the firstfruits of them which they shall offer unto the LORD, them have I given thee.
Numbers 18:17 Old Testament, KJV
But the firstling of a cow, or the firstling of a sheep, or the firstling of a goat, thou shalt not redeem; they are holy: thou shalt sprinkle their blood upon the altar, and shalt burn their fat for an offering made by fire, for a sweet savour unto the LORD.
Numbers 18:29 Old Testament, KJV
Out of all your gifts ye shall offer every heave offering of the LORD, of all the best thereof, even the hallowed part thereof out of it.
Numbers 18:30 Old Testament, KJV
Therefore thou shalt say unto them, When ye have heaved the best thereof from it, then it shall be counted unto the Levites as the increase of the threshingfloor, and as the increase of the winepress.
Numbers 18:32 Old Testament, KJV
And ye shall bear no sin by reason of it, when ye have heaved from it the best of it: neither shall ye pollute the holy things of the children of Israel, lest ye die.
Deuteronomy 32:14 Old Testament, KJV
Butter of kine, and milk of sheep, with fat of lambs, and rams of the breed of Bashan, and goats, with the fat of kidneys of wheat; and thou didst drink the pure blood of the grape.
Deuteronomy 32:38 Old Testament, KJV
Which did eat the fat of their sacrifices, and drank the wine of their drink offerings? let them rise up and help you, and be your protection.
Judges 3:22 Old Testament, KJV
And the haft also went in after the blade; and the fat closed upon the blade, so that he could not draw the dagger out of his belly; and the dirt came out.
1 Samuel 2:15 Old Testament, KJV
Also before they burnt the fat, the priest's servant came, and said to the man that sacrificed, Give flesh to roast for the priest; for he will not have sodden flesh of thee, but raw.
1 Samuel 2:16 Old Testament, KJV
And if any man said unto him, Let them not fail to burn the fat presently, and then take as much as thy soul desireth; then he would answer him, Nay; but thou shalt give it me now: and if not, I will take it by force.
1 Samuel 15:22 Old Testament, KJV
And Samuel said, Hath the LORD as great delight in burnt offerings and sacrifices, as in obeying the voice of the LORD? Behold, to obey is better than sacrifice, and to hearken than the fat of rams.
2 Samuel 1:22 Old Testament, KJV
From the blood of the slain, from the fat of the mighty, the bow of Jonathan turned not back, and the sword of Saul returned not empty.
1 Kings 8:64 Old Testament, KJV
The same day did the king hallow the middle of the court that was before the house of the LORD: for there he offered burnt offerings, and meat offerings, and the fat of the peace offerings: because the brasen altar that was before the LORD was too little to receive the burnt offerings, and meat offerings, and the fat of the peace offerings.
2 Chronicles 7:7 Old Testament, KJV
Moreover Solomon hallowed the middle of the court that was before the house of the LORD: for there he offered burnt offerings, and the fat of the peace offerings, because the brasen altar which Solomon had made was not able to receive the burnt offerings, and the meat offerings, and the fat.
2 Chronicles 29:35 Old Testament, KJV
And also the burnt offerings were in abundance, with the fat of the peace offerings, and the drink offerings for every burnt offering. So the service of the house of the LORD was set in order.
2 Chronicles 35:14 Old Testament, KJV
And afterward they made ready for themselves, and for the priests: because the priests the sons of Aaron were busied in offering of burnt offerings and the fat until night; therefore the Levites prepared for themselves, and for the priests the sons of Aaron.
Job 15:27 Old Testament, KJV
Because he covereth his face with his fatness, and maketh collops of fat on his flanks.
Psalms 17:10 Old Testament, KJV
They are inclosed in their own fat: with their mouth they speak proudly.
Psalms 63:5 Old Testament, KJV
My soul shall be satisfied as with marrow and fatness; and my mouth shall praise thee with joyful lips:
Psalms 73:7 Old Testament, KJV
Their eyes stand out with fatness: they have more than heart could wish.
Psalms 81:16 Old Testament, KJV
He should have fed them also with the finest of the wheat: and with honey out of the rock should I have satisfied thee.
Psalms 119:70 Old Testament, KJV
Their heart is as fat as grease; but I delight in thy law.
Psalms 147:14 Old Testament, KJV
He maketh peace in thy borders, and filleth thee with the finest of the wheat.
Isaiah 1:11 Old Testament, KJV
To what purpose is the multitude of your sacrifices unto me? saith the LORD: I am full of the burnt offerings of rams, and the fat of fed beasts; and I delight not in the blood of bullocks, or of lambs, or of he goats.
Isaiah 34:6 Old Testament, KJV
The sword of the LORD is filled with blood, it is made fat with fatness, and with the blood of lambs and goats, with the fat of the kidneys of rams: for the LORD hath a sacrifice in Bozrah, and a great slaughter in the land of Idumea.
Isaiah 34:7 Old Testament, KJV
And the unicorns shall come down with them, and the bullocks with the bulls; and their land shall be soaked with blood, and their dust made fat with fatness.
Isaiah 43:24 Old Testament, KJV
Thou hast bought me no sweet cane with money, neither hast thou filled me with the fat of thy sacrifices: but thou hast made me to serve with thy sins, thou hast wearied me with thine iniquities.
Ezekiel 34:3 Old Testament, KJV
Ye eat the fat, and ye clothe you with the wool, ye kill them that are fed: but ye feed not the flock.
Ezekiel 39:19 Old Testament, KJV
And ye shall eat fat till ye be full, and drink blood till ye be drunken, of my sacrifice which I have sacrificed for you.
Ezekiel 44:7 Old Testament, KJV
In that ye have brought into my sanctuary strangers, uncircumcised in heart, and uncircumcised in flesh, to be in my sanctuary, to pollute it, even my house, when ye offer my bread, the fat and the blood, and they have broken my covenant because of all your abominations.
Ezekiel 44:15 Old Testament, KJV
But the priests the Levites, the sons of Zadok, that kept the charge of my sanctuary when the children of Israel went astray from me, they shall come near to me to minister unto me, and they shall stand before me to offer unto me the fat and the blood, saith the Lord GOD:

All Indexed Usage Links

Every indexed verse link for Strong's H2459, grouped by book.

Genesis 2 usages, Old Testament
Exodus 3 usages, Old Testament
Leviticus 33 usages, Old Testament
Numbers 5 usages, Old Testament
Deuteronomy 2 usages, Old Testament
Judges 1 usage, Old Testament
1 Samuel 3 usages, Old Testament
2 Samuel 1 usage, Old Testament
1 Kings 1 usage, Old Testament
2 Chronicles 3 usages, Old Testament
Job 1 usage, Old Testament
Psalms 6 usages, Old Testament
Isaiah 4 usages, Old Testament
Ezekiel 4 usages, Old Testament

Strong's H2459 FAQ

What does cheleb (חֶלֶב) mean?

Cheleb (Strong's H2459) is a Hebrew word most simply glossed "grease". cheleb (kheh'-leb) (or cheleb {khay'-leb}) n-m. 1. fat, whether literally or figuratively 2. (hence) the richest or choice part

How many times is cheleb (חֶלֶב) used in the Bible?

This page currently indexes 69 linked usages for Strong's H2459 across 14 books.

Where can I study cheleb (חֶלֶב) in context?

Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's H2459 in context. The indexed coverage includes Old Testament.

What English words translate cheleb (חֶלֶב)?

The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as fat and part. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.