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H2461 חָלָב (châlâb) khaw-lawb'
Hebrew
Noun (Masculine, Hebrew)
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Quick Definition

milk

Strong's Definition

milk (as the richness of kine)

Derivation: from the same as H2459 (חֶלֶב);

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

TWOT Reference: 650a

Outline of Biblical Usage

1) milk, sour milk, cheese
1a) milk
1b) abundance of the land (metaph.)
1c) white (as milk)

Septuagint (LXX) Greek Equivalents

This Hebrew word is translated by the following Greek words in the Septuagint:

STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Hebrew Lexicon

1) milk, sour milk, cheese 1a) milk 1b) abundance of the land (metaph.) 1c) white (as milk)

Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon

חָלָב châlâb BDB Definition: 1) milk, sour milk, cheese 1a) milk 1b) abundance of the land (metaphorically) 1c) white (as milk) Part of Speech: noun masculine A Related Word by BDB/Strongs Number: from the same as H2459 Same Word by TWOT Number: 650a Total KJV Occurrences: 44

Bible Occurrences (41)

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