חֵלֶב (ḥēleb) is
a Hebrew noun
meaning fat. It appears
92 times
in 14 books of the Hebrew Bible
(Strong's H2459).
Same Hebrew root (TWOT 651a)
Range of meaning (TWOT 651a)fat; choicest, best part; richest, choice; fatness, grease, marrow
Full entry: Brown-Driver-Briggs and Strong's
חֵ֫לֶבnoun, masculine: fat
1.fat of human body
2.fat of beasts
3.choicest, best part of products of land
Strong's H2459חֶלֶב: fat, whether literally or figuratively; hence, the richest or choice part KJV:× best, fat(-ness), × finest, grease, marrow.
Meanings: Brown-Driver-Briggs (1906) and Strong's Hebrew Dictionary (1890), public domain, via the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible Project (CC BY 4.0). TWOT numbers for reference only.
Root family 651: חלבḥlb — be covered, clothe, clothing