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Leviticus 7:24

“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.” (KJV)

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Lexical meaning

חֶלֶבcheleb · kheh'-leb
H2459 · Hebrew

Definition: fat, whether literally or figuratively; hence, the richest or choice part
Derivation: or חֵלֶב; from an unused root meaning to be fat;
KJV renderings: [idiom] best, fat(-ness), [idiom] finest, grease, marrow.
Grammar: וְ — conjunction
חֵ֤לֶב — common noun, masculine, singular, construct
Code HC/Ncmsc
Usage: Occurs 92 times in the Hebrew Bible.Genesis 4:4 Genesis 45:18 Exodus 23:18 Exodus 29:13 Exodus 29:13

Theological interpretation (AI)

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Hebrew text: Westminster Leningrad Codex (public domain). Morphology & lemmas: Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible, CC BY 4.0 (hb.openscriptures.org). Lexicon: Strong's Hebrew Dictionary (1894, public domain; JSON edition © Open Scriptures, CC BY-SA). Verse numbers follow the Hebrew text, which occasionally differs from English Bibles.