What does חֶלֶב · דֶּשֶׁן mean in the Bible?
חֶלֶב · דֶּשֶׁן is a Hebrew phrase meaning "rich fatness; abundance".
Hebrew · H2459, H1880
חֵלֶב וָדֶשֶׁן
Fat , whether literally or figuratively; hence, the richest or choice part · the fat ; abstractly fatness , i.e. (figuratively) abundance ; specifically the (fatty) ashes of sacrifices
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חֶלֶב H2459 fat , whether literally or figuratively; hence, the richest or choice part
Pronunciation ḥelbāmô
Fat as the richest, most prized portion—literal sustenance becomes figurative marker of abundance and divine blessing.
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דֶּשֶׁן H1880 the fat ; abstractly fatness , i.e. (figuratively) abundance ; specifically the (fatty) ashes of sacrifices
Pronunciation dešen
Fat's ritual transformation: from abundance to sacred ash, symbolizing offering's complete consumption.
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What does חֵלֶב וָדֶשֶׁן (chelev vadeshen) mean in the Bible?
חֶלֶב · דֶּשֶׁן is a Hebrew phrase meaning "rich fatness; abundance".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for H2459, H1880?
H2459, H1880 is connected to 107 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. rich fatness; abundance
Strong's H2459, H1880
Lexical occurrences 107 verses Source Gloss
rich fatness; abundance
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain