What does חָלָב · γάλα mean in the Bible?
חָלָב · γάλα is a Hebrew phrase meaning "milk produced by goats used for nourishment".
Hebrew · H2461, G1051
חֲלֵב עִזִּים
Milk (as the richness of kine) · milk (figuratively)
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חָלָב H2461 milk (as the richness of kine)
Pronunciation ḥālāb
Milk as symbol of abundance and nourishment; distinctly marks promised land's fertility in covenantal language
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γάλα G1051 milk (figuratively)
Pronunciation gála
Elementary spiritual nourishment for immature believers, contrasted with solid doctrinal meat.
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What does חֲלֵב עִזִּים (chaleb izzim) mean in the Bible?
חָלָב · γάλα is a Hebrew phrase meaning "milk produced by goats used for nourishment".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for H2461, G1051?
H2461, G1051 is connected to 44 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. milk produced by goats used for nourishment
Strong's H2461, G1051
Lexical occurrences 44 verses Source Gloss
milk produced by goats used for nourishment
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
חֲלֵב עִזִּים is built from this root:
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