H2460 - חֵלֶב (Chêleb)

H2460 חֵלֶב (Chêleb) khay'-leb

Hebrew

Strong's Definition

the same as 2459; fatness; Cheleb, an Israelite

KJV Usage: Heleb

STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Hebrew Lexicon

חֵ֫לֶב (che.lev) — Heleb. A man living at the time of United Monarchy, first mentioned at 2Sa.23.29; son of: Baanah (H1196H); also called Heldai at 1Ch.27.15; Heled at 1Ch.11.30; § Heleb = "milk" son of Baanah, the Netophathite, and one of David's mighty warriors; also spelled 'Heled' ( che.led (חֵ֫לֶד "Heled" H2466))

UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew

חֵלֶב (H2459 · H2460)

noun m · חָלָב · חֶלְבְּנָה

fat = 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

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Good

best, choice = pertaining to being the best part of an object or the best among a range of objects

GEN 45:18 · NUM 18:12 · NUM 18:12 · NUM 18:29 · NUM 18:30 · NUM 18:32 · DEU 32:14 · PSA 81:17 · PSA 147:14

name

Names of People | ≈ חֵלֶד · חֶלְדַּי

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

2SA 23:29

¹ PSA 17:10 It may be necessary to emend this verse as follows: חֵלֶב לִבָּמֹו סָגְרוּ "they have shut the fat of their hearts" ² EZK 34:3 MT RSV NJPS NRSV | NIV NJB REB GNT CEV חָלָב "milk.

Reinier de Blois

Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon

חֵ֫לֶב n.pr.m. one of David’s heroes 2 S 23:29 ref