חֶלֶב

Derivation

or חֵלֶב; from an unused root meaning to be fat;

Meaning

fat, whether literally or figuratively; hence, the richest or choice part

In the King James Version

[idiom] best, fat(-ness), [idiom] finest, grease, marrow.

Translated as

fat (79), best (5), fatness (3), finest (2), marrow (1), grease (1)

Where it appears

Found in 68 verses

Genesis

4:4, 45:18

Exodus

23:18, 29:13, 29:22

Leviticus

3:3, 3:4, 3:9, 3:10, 3:14, 3:15, 3:16, 3:17, 4:8, 4:9, 4:19, 4:26, 4:31, 4:35, 6:12, 7:3, 7:4, 7:23, 7:24, 7:25 + 13 more

Numbers

18:12, 18:17, 18:29, 18:30, 18:32

Deuteronomy

32:14, 32:38

Judges

3:22

1 Samuel

2:15, 2:16, 15:22

2 Samuel

1:22

1 Kings

8:64

2 Chronicles

7:7, 29:35, 35:14

Job

15:27

Psalms

17:10, 63:5, 73:7, 81:16, 119:70, 147:14

Isaiah

1:11, 34:6, 43:24

Ezekiel

34:3, 39:19, 44:7, 44:15