Heleb — the meaning of the Hebrew name חֵלֶב

חֵלֶב

Chêleb · pronounced khay'-leb · Strong's H2460 · a man

Heleb means fatness.

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חֶלֶב cheleb (the same as, H2459) — fat, whether literally or figuratively open in the lexicon ›

the same as H2459; fatness; Cheleb, an Israelite.

2Sam 23:29 Heleb the son of Baanah, a Netophathite, Ittai the son of Ribai out of Gibeah of the children of Benjamin, (KJV)

1 occurrence in 1 verse — 2 Samuel

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Definitions from Strong's Hebrew Lexicon (public domain); occurrences from the Westminster Leningrad Codex via Hebrew Explorer's interlinear.

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