Leviticus 8:16
Old Testament • 12 words with Strong's data
"And he took all the fat that was upon the inwards, and the caul above the liver, and the two kidneys, and their fat, and Moses burned it upon the altar."
Word-by-Word Analysis
לָקַח
lâqach
to take (in the widest variety of applications)
חֶלֶב
cheleb
fat, whether literally or figuratively; hence, the richest or choice part
קֶרֶב
qereb
properly, the nearest part, i.e. the center, whether literal, figurative or adverbial (especially with preposition)
יֹתֶרֶת
yôthereth
the lobe or flap of the liver (as if redundant or outhanging)
מַעַל
maʻal
properly, the upper part, used only adverbially with prefix upward, above, overhead, from the top, etc.
כָּבֵד
kâbêd
the liver (as the heaviest of the viscera)
שְׁנַיִם
shᵉnayim
two; also (as ordinal) twofold
כִּלְיָה
kilyâh
a kidney (as an essential organ); figuratively, the mind (as the interior self)
חֶלֶב
cheleb
fat, whether literally or figuratively; hence, the richest or choice part
שָׂרַף
sâraph
to be (causatively, set) on fire
Key Terms in This Verse
יֹתֶרֶת yôthereth
the lobe or flap of the liver (as if redundant or outhanging)
Study H3508 →כִּלְיָה kilyâh
a kidney (as an essential organ); figuratively, the mind (as the interior self)
Study H3629 →קֶרֶב qereb
properly, the nearest part, i.e. the center, whether literal, figurative or adverbial (especially with preposition)
Study H7130 →חֶלֶב cheleb
fat, whether literally or figuratively; hence, the richest or choice part
Study H2459 →חֶלֶב cheleb
fat, whether literally or figuratively; hence, the richest or choice part
Study H2459 →מַעַל maʻal
properly, the upper part, used only adverbially with prefix upward, above, overhead, from the top, etc.
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