H2461 — חָלָב (châlâb)

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Strong's H2461 (Hebrew)

Hebrew: חָלָב (châlâb)

Pronunciation: khaw-lawb'

Morphology: n-m

Derivation: from the same as חֶלֶב (cheleb) [H2459];

Definition: milk (as the richness of kine)

KJV Renderings: [phrase] cheese, milk, sucking.

Senses

  1. milk, sour milk, cheese
    1. milk
    2. abundance of the land (metaph.)
    3. white (as milk)

Cross References

Strong's Original Transliteration Derivation Definition KJV Renderings
G1051 γάλα gála of uncertain affinity milk (figuratively) milk
G4096 πιότης piótēs from πίων (píōn) (fat; perhaps akin to the alternate of G4095 through the idea of repletion) plumpness, i.e. (by implication) richness (oiliness) fatness
H2459 חֶלֶב cheleb or חֵלֶב (chêleb); from an unused root meaning to be fat fat, whether literally or figuratively; hence, the richest or choice part [idiom] best, fat(-ness), [idiom] finest, grease, marrow

Sources. The definition, derivation and KJV renderings are James Strong's own wording from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible (1890) — public domain. The numbered senses and the Hebrew–Greek cross-references are the editorial work of the OpenScriptures Strong's dictionary, licensed CC BY-SA 3.0; their sense-outline conventions match the Outline of Biblical Usage (Online Bible, Larry Pierce), noted as a convention match rather than a documented claim.