Khelev (חֵלֶב) means tallow in Hebrew.
It can also mean suet. It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
tallow, suet
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives 2 meanings for Khelev.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1שומן המצטבר במקומות מסוימים בגוף הבהמה, כגון על הכליות, שאסור באכילה ויש להביאו כקורבן. שימש גם, בין השאר, להכנת נרות.
וְהֶבֶל הֵבִיא גַם־הוּא מִבְּכֹרוֹת צֹאנוֹ וּמֵחֶלְבֵהֶן; וַיִּשַׁע יהוה אֶל־הֶבֶל וְאֶל־מִנְחָתוֹ.
- 2בהשאלההחלק המובחר והטוב ביותר.
וּקְחוּ אֶת-אֲבִיכֶם וְאֶת-בָּתֵּיכֶם וּבֹאוּ אֵלָי וְאֶתְּנָה לָכֶם אֶת-טוּב אֶרֶץ מִצְרַיִם וְאִכְלוּ אֶת-חֵלֶב הָאָרֶץ.
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Khelev is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- חֵלֶב
- Written without vowel points
- חלב
- Said
- khelev
- Root
- ח־ל־ב
- Pattern
- קֵטֶל
- Plural
- חֲלָבִים
- Inflections
- ר' חֲלָבִים; חֵלֶב־, ר' חֶלְבֵי־; כ' חֶלְבּוֹ
- Gematria
- 40
This is how Khelev is said in other languages.
- English
- tallow, suet
These words mean nearly the same as Khelev.
- שמנה וסלתה
- עיליתelite
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
These words rhyme with Khelev.
The word Khelev is part of these phrases and sayings.
- חלב יצהר
- חלבו ודמו
- חלב אב
- כמשיכת שערה מחלב
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These words come before and after Khelev in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Khelev.
What does Khelev (חֵלֶב) mean in Hebrew?
Khelev (חֵלֶב) means tallow and suet. It is said khelev, with the stress on khe.
What is a synonym for Khelev (חֵלֶב)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Khelev (חֵלֶב) are שמנה וסלתה and עילית.
What rhymes with Khelev (חֵלֶב)?
Words that rhyme with Khelev (חֵלֶב) include כלב.
Is Khelev (חֵלֶב) masculine or feminine?
The word Khelev (חֵלֶב) is a masculine noun, and its plural is חֲלָבִים.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry חלב of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.