Leviticus 3:16

Old Testament • 11 words with Strong's data

"And the priest shall burn them upon the altar: it is the food of the offering made by fire for a sweet savour: all the fat is the LORD’s."

Word-by-Word Analysis

And the

כֹּהֵן

kôhên

H3548

literally one officiating, a priest; also (by courtesy) an acting priest (although a layman)

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shall

שָׂרַף

sâraph

H8313

to be (causatively, set) on fire

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them upon the

מִזְבֵּחַ

mizbêach

H4196

an altar

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it is the

לֶחֶם

lechem

H3899

food (for man or beast), especially bread, or grain (for making it)

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of the

מִנְחָה

minchâh

H4503

a donation; euphemistically, tribute; specifically a sacrificial offering (usually bloodless and voluntary)

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עָשָׂה

ʻâsâh

H6213

to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application

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by

אֵשׁ

ʼêsh

H784

fire (literally or figuratively)

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for a

נִיחוֹחַ

nîychôwach

H5207

properly, restful, i.e. pleasant; abstractly, delight

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רֵיחַ

rêyach

H7381

odor (as if blown)

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all the

חֶלֶב

cheleb

H2459

fat, whether literally or figuratively; hence, the richest or choice part

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is the

יְהֹוָה

Yᵉhôvâh

H3068

Jehovah, Jewish national name of God

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Key Terms in This Verse

savour H7381

רֵיחַ rêyach

odor (as if blown)

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food H3899

לֶחֶם lechem

food (for man or beast), especially bread, or grain (for making it)

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sweet H5207

נִיחוֹחַ nîychôwach

properly, restful, i.e. pleasant; abstractly, delight

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fat H2459

חֶלֶב cheleb

fat, whether literally or figuratively; hence, the richest or choice part

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burn H8313

שָׂרַף sâraph

to be (causatively, set) on fire

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altar H4196

מִזְבֵּחַ mizbêach

an altar

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priest H3548

כֹּהֵן kôhên

literally one officiating, a priest; also (by courtesy) an acting priest (although a layman)

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fire H784

אֵשׁ ʼêsh

fire (literally or figuratively)

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offering H4503

מִנְחָה minchâh

a donation; euphemistically, tribute; specifically a sacrificial offering (usually bloodless and voluntary)

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made H6213

עָשָׂה ʻâsâh

to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application

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Cross References

Matthew 22:37 cross-reference

Jesus said unto him, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind.

Exodus 29:13 cross-reference

And thou shalt take all the fat that covereth the inwards, and the caul that is above the liver, and the two kidneys, and the fat that is upon them, and burn them upon the altar.

Leviticus 4:26 cross-reference

And he shall burn all his fat upon the altar, as the fat of the sacrifice of peace offerings: and the priest shall make an atonement for him as concerning his sin, and it shall be forgiven him.

Isaiah 53:10 cross-reference

Yet it pleased the LORD to bruise him; he hath put him to grief: when thou shalt make his soul an offering for sin, he shall see his seed, he shall prolong his days, and the pleasure of the LORD shall...

Leviticus 4:31 cross-reference

And he shall take away all the fat thereof, as the fat is taken away from off the sacrifice of peace offerings; and the priest shall burn it upon the altar for a sweet savour unto the LORD; and the pr...

Exodus 29:22 cross-reference

Also thou shalt take of the ram the fat and the rump, and the fat that covereth the inwards, and the caul above the liver, and the two kidneys, and the fat that is upon them, and the right shoulder; f...

Leviticus 9:24 cross-reference

And there came a fire out from before the LORD, and consumed upon the altar the burnt offering and the fat: which when all the people saw, they shouted, and fell on their faces.

Leviticus 8:25 cross-reference

And he took the fat, and the rump, and all the fat that was upon the inwards, and the caul above the liver, and the two kidneys, and their fat, and the right shoulder:

2 Chronicles 7:7 cross-reference

Moreover Solomon hallowed the middle of the court that was before the house of the LORD: for there he offered burnt offerings, and the fat of the peace offerings, because the brasen altar which Solomo...

Leviticus 17:6 cross-reference

And the priest shall sprinkle the blood upon the altar of the LORD at the door of the tabernacle of the congregation, and burn the fat for a sweet savour unto the LORD.

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