Hebrew Study
Strong’s Concordance H2459
A readable Hebrew dictionary entry from Strong’s Concordance. Definitions help with word study; the meaning in a verse still depends on context.
Word study
- Source
- Strong’s Concordance
- Transliteration
- cheleb
- Occurrences
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- Strong’s number
- H2459
- Brief meaning
- From an unused root meaning to be fat, fat, whether literally or figuratively, hence, the richest or choice part
- Source renderings
- best, fat(-ness), finest, grease, marrow
- Root word
- kheh'-leb or cheleb {khay'-leb}
- Full definition from the source
- From an unused root meaning to be fat; fat, whether literally or figuratively; hence, the richest or choice part. Root word: kheh'-leb or cheleb {khay'-leb}.
Source info
Source and edition
James Strong, Strong's Hebrew Bible Dictionary (1890); Bible Foundation text source; Michael Grier's 1996 ASCII e-text; CrossWire module 1.2.
View the 1890 print witnessView preserved source wording
02459\ 2459 cheleb kheh'-leb or cheleb {khay'-leb}; from an unused root meaning to be fat; fat, whether literally or figuratively; hence, the richest or choice part:--X best, fat(-ness), X finest, grease, marrow.