Lexicon :: Strong's H2461 - ḥālāḇ

חָלָב

Transliteration

ḥālāḇ

Pronunciation

khaw-lawb'

Part of Speech

masculine noun

Root Word (Etymology)

From the same as חֵלֶב (H2459)

Dictionary Aids

TWOT Reference: 650a

Strong's Info

Strong’s Definitions

חָלָב châlâb, khaw-lawb'; from the same as H2459; milk (as the richness of kine):— cheese, milk, sucking.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 44x

The KJV translates Strong's H2461 in the following manner: milk (42x), cheeses (1x), sucking (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 44x

The KJV translates Strong's H2461 in the following manner: milk (42x), cheeses (1x), sucking (1x).

Outline of Biblical Usage [?]

milk, sour milk, cheese
1. milk
2. abundance of the land (metaph.)
3. white (as milk)

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)

חָלָב châlâb, khaw-lawb'; from the same as H2459; milk (as the richness of kine):— cheese, milk, sucking.

Brown-Driver-Briggs Lexicon [?] (Jump to Scripture Index)

STRONGS H2461: Abbreviations

† חָלָב noun masculine milk (Late Hebrew id. (and verb denominative); Aramaic חַלָבָּא, axblfo, Phoenician חלב; Arabic حَليبً noun fresh milk, حَلَبَ verb milk; Assyrian alibu, milk, see Dl^{Pr 174}; Ethiopic ሐሊብ፡) — ח׳ absolute Genesis 18:18 + 35 times + Ezekiel 34:3 (see below); construct חֲלֵב Exodus 23:19 + 5 times; suffix חֲלָבִי Songs 5:1, חֲלָבֵךְ Ezekiel 25:4; — milk:

a. as common food Genesis 18:8 (J; distinct from חֶמְאָה curd, which see), חֲלֵב צאֹן Deuteronomy 32:14 (poetry; distinct from חֶמְאַת בָּקָר); in Judges 5:25 חָלָב is used parallel with חֶמְאָה; elsewhere חֶמְאָה seems to be produced from חָלָב : — מִיץ חָלָב יוֺצִיא חֶמְאָה Proverbs 30:33 a pressing (squeezing) of milk produces curd; מֵרֹב עֲשׂוֺת חָלָב יאֹכַל חֶמְאָה Isaiah 7:22 because of abundant yield of milk he shall eat curd; compare also חֲרִצֵי הֶחָלָב 1 Samuel 17:18 cuts of milk, i.e. cheeses; it was received in buckets or pails (עֲטִינָיו) Job 21:24 (see Ew De Di VB), and kept in skins (נאֹוד ח׳) Judges 4:19; men drank it (שׁתה) Ezekiel 25:4 (compare השׁקה Judges 4:19), but also ate it (אכל), if emendation הֶחָלָב Ezekiel 34:3 (for הַחֵלֶב) is right, Bo Hi-Sm Co, and others; it was poured out, see simile of formation of the embryo תַּתִּיכֵנִי הֲלֹא כֶח׳ Job 10:10 hast thou not poured me out like milk? specifically

(1) חֲלֵב עִזִּים לְלַחְמְךָ Proverbs 27:27 milk of goats for thy food (RS^{Semitic i. 204}).

(2) with אֵם mother's milk: of kid לֹאתְֿבַשֵּׁל גְּדִי בַּחֲלֵב אִמּוֺ Exodus 23:19 = Exodus 34:26 (JE) = Deuteronomy 14:21, compare טְלֵה ח׳ 1 Samuel 7:9 sucking lamb (for sacrifice); but also of human beings גְּמוּלֵי מֵח׳ Isaiah 28:9 weaned from milk (|| עַתִּיקֵי מִשָּׁדָ֫יִם); figurative in promise to Zion וְיָנַקְתְּ חֲלֵב גּוֺיִם Isaiah 60:16 and thou shalt suck the milk of nations (|| תִּינָ֑קִי וְשֹׁד מְלָכִים).

(3) ח׳ with wine, as especially delicacy Songs 5:1 (see De), figurative of י׳''s choicest blessings Isaiah 55:1.

(4) often in phrase of productiveness of land of Canaan (דְּבַשׁ) זָבַת חָלָב וּדְבָ֫שׁ flowing with milk and honey Exodus 3:8, 17; Exodus 13:5; Exodus 33:3; Numbers 13:27; Numbers 14:8; Numbers 16:13, 14 (all J E), Leviticus 20:24 (H), Deuteronomy 6:3; Deuteronomy 11:9; Deuteronomy 26:9, 15; Deuteronomy 27:3; Deuteronomy 31:20; Joshua 5:6; Jeremiah 11:5; Jeremiah 32:22; Ezekiel 20:6, 15; in Messianic time the hills תֵּלַכְנָה ח׳ Joel 4:18 (|| יִטְּפוּ הֶהָרִים עָסִיס); figurative of charms of loved one תַּחַת לְשׁוֺנֵךְ דְּבַשׁ וְח׳ Songs 4:12 honey and milk are under thy tongue.

b. milk as white לְבֶןשִֿׁנַּיִם מֵח׳ Genesis 49:12 white of teeth, from milk; צַחוּ מֵח׳ Lamentations 4:7 they were whiter than milk (|| זַכּוּ מִשֶּׁלֶג); so also probably of eyes (iris) רֹחֲצוֺת בֶּח׳ Songs 5:12 bathed in milk, i.e. the white of the eye. — On milk as not used by Israel in sacrifice see RS^{Semitic 204}.

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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Genesis

18:8; 18:18; 49:12

Exodus

3:8; 3:17; 13:5; 23:19; 23:19; 33:3; 34:26

Leviticus

20:24

Numbers

13:27; 14:8; 16:13; 16:14

Deuteronomy

6:3; 11:9; 14:21; 26:9; 26:15; 27:3; 31:20; 32:14

Joshua

5:6

Judges

4:19; 4:19; 5:25

1 Samuel

7:9; 17:18

Job

10:10; 21:24

Proverbs

27:27; 30:33

Song of Songs

4:12; 5:1; 5:1; 5:12

Isaiah

7:22; 28:9; 55:1; 60:16

Jeremiah

11:5; 32:22

Lamentations

4:7

Ezekiel

20:6; 20:15; 25:4; 25:4; 34:3; 34:3

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Concordance Results Shown Using the KJV

Strong's Number H2461 matches the Hebrew חָלָב (ḥālāḇ),
which occurs 44 times in 44 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

Gen 18:8

Gen 18:8 - And he took^H3947 butter,^H2529 and milk,^H2461 and the calf^H1121^H1241 which he had dressed,^H6213 and set^H5414 it before them;^H6440 and he stood^H5975 by them under the tree,^H6086 and they did eat.^H398

Gen 49:12

Gen 49:12 - His eyes^H5869 shall be red^H2447 with wine,^H3196 and his teeth^H8127 white^H3836 with milk.^H2461

Exo 3:8

Exo 3:8 - And I am come down^H3381 to deliver^H5337 them out of the hand^H3027 of the Egyptians,^H4714 and to bring^H5927 them up out of that land^H776 unto a good^H2896 land^H776 and a large,^H7342 unto a land^H776 flowing^H2100 with milk^H2461 and honey;^H1706 unto the place^H4725 of the Canaanites,^H3669 and the Hittites,^H2850 and the Amorites,^H567 and the Perizzites,^H6522 and the Hivites,^H2340 and the Jebusites.^H2983

Exo 3:17

Exo 3:17 - And I have said,^H559 I will bring^H5927 you up out of the affliction^H6040 of Egypt^H4714 unto the land^H776 of the Canaanites,^H3669 and the Hittites,^H2850 and the Amorites,^H567 and the Perizzites,^H6522 and the Hivites,^H2340 and the Jebusites,^H2983 unto a land^H776 flowing^H2100 with milk^H2461 and honey.^H1706

Exo 13:5

Exo 13:5 - And it shall be when the LORD^H3068 shall bring^H935 thee into the land^H776 of the Canaanites,^H3669 and the Hittites,^H2850 and the Amorites,^H567 and the Hivites,^H2340 and the Jebusites,^H2983 which he sware^H7650 unto thy fathers^H1 to give^H5414 thee, a land^H776 flowing^H2100 with milk^H2461 and honey,^H1706 that thou shalt keep^H5647 this service^H5656 in this month.^H2320

Exo 23:19

Exo 23:19 - The first^H7225 of the firstfruits^H1061 of thy land^H127 thou shalt bring^H935 into the house^H1004 of the LORD^H3068 thy God.^H430 Thou shalt not seethe^H1310 a kid^H1423 in his mother's^H517 milk.^H2461

Exo 33:3

Exo 33:3 - Unto a land^H776 flowing^H2100 with milk^H2461 and honey:^H1706 for I will not go up^H5927 in the midst^H7130 of thee; for thou art a stiffnecked^H7186^H6203 people:^H5971 lest I consume^H3615 thee in the way.^H1870

Exo 34:26

Exo 34:26 - The first^H7225 of the firstfruits^H1061 of thy land^H127 thou shalt bring^H935 unto the house^H1004 of the LORD^H3068 thy God.^H430 Thou shalt not seethe^H1310 a kid^H1423 in his mother's^H517 milk.^H2461

Lev 20:24

Lev 20:24 - But I have said^H559 unto you, Ye shall inherit^H3423 their land,^H127 and I will give^H5414 it unto you to possess^H3423 it, a land^H776 that floweth^H2100 with milk^H2461 and honey:^H1706 I am the LORD^H3068 your God,^H430 which have separated^H914 you from other people.^H5971

Num 13:27

Num 13:27 - And they told^H5608 him, and said,^H559 We came^H935 unto the land^H776 whither thou sentest^H7971 us, and surely it floweth^H2100 with milk^H2461 and honey;^H1706 and this is the fruit^H6529 of it.

Num 14:8

Num 14:8 - If the LORD^H3068 delight^H2654 in us, then he will bring^H935 us into this land,^H776 and give^H5414 it us; a land^H776 which floweth^H2100 with milk^H2461 and honey.^H1706

Num 16:13

Num 16:13 - Is it a small thing^H4592 that^H3588 thou hast brought us up^H5927 out of a land^H776 that floweth^H2100 with milk^H2461 and honey,^H1706 to kill^H4191 us in the wilderness,^H4057 except thou make^H8323 ➔ thyself altogether^H8323 a prince^H8323 over us?

Num 16:14

Num 16:14 - Moreover^H637 thou hast not brought^H935 us into a land^H776 that floweth^H2100 with milk^H2461 and honey,^H1706 or given^H5414 us inheritance^H5159 of fields^H7704 and vineyards:^H3754 wilt thou put out^H5365 the eyes^H5869 of these men?^H582 we will not come up.^H5927

Deu 6:3

Deu 6:3 - Hear^H8085 therefore, O Israel,^H3478 and observe^H8104 to do^H6213 it; that it may be well^H3190 with thee, and that ye may increase^H7235 mightily,^H3966 as the LORD^H3068 God^H430 of thy fathers^H1 hath promised^H1696 thee, in the land^H776 that floweth^H2100 with milk^H2461 and honey.^H1706

Deu 11:9

Deu 11:9 - And that ye may prolong^H748 your days^H3117 in the land,^H127 which the LORD^H3068 sware^H7650 unto your fathers^H1 to give^H5414 unto them and to their seed,^H2233 a land^H776 that floweth^H2100 with milk^H2461 and honey.^H1706

Deu 14:21

Deu 14:21 - Ye shall not eat^H398 of any thing that dieth of itself:^H5038 thou shalt give^H5414 it unto the stranger^H1616 that is in thy gates,^H8179 that he may eat^H398 it; or thou mayest sell^H4376 it unto an alien:^H5237 for thou art an holy^H6918 people^H5971 unto the LORD^H3068 thy God.^H430 Thou shalt not seethe^H1310 a kid^H1423 in his mother's^H517 milk.^H2461

Deu 26:9

Deu 26:9 - And he hath brought^H935 us into this place,^H4725 and hath given^H5414 us this land,^H776 even a land^H776 that floweth^H2100 with milk^H2461 and honey.^H1706

Deu 26:15

Deu 26:15 - Look down^H8259 from thy holy^H6944 habitation,^H4583 from heaven,^H8064 and bless^H1288 thy people^H5971 Israel,^H3478 and the land^H127 which thou hast given^H5414 us, as thou swarest^H7650 unto our fathers,^H1 a land^H776 that floweth^H2100 with milk^H2461 and honey.^H1706

Deu 27:3

Deu 27:3 - And thou shalt write^H3789 upon them all the words^H1697 of this law,^H8451 when thou art passed over,^H5674 that thou mayest go in^H935 unto the land^H776 which the LORD^H3068 thy God^H430 giveth^H5414 thee, a land^H776 that floweth^H2100 with milk^H2461 and honey;^H1706 as the LORD^H3068 God^H430 of thy fathers^H1 hath promised^H1696 thee.

Deu 31:20

Deu 31:20 - For when I shall have brought^H935 them into the land^H127 which I sware^H7650 unto their fathers,^H1 that floweth^H2100 with milk^H2461 and honey;^H1706 and they shall have eaten^H398 and filled^H7646 themselves, and waxen fat;^H1878 then will they turn^H6437 unto other^H312 gods,^H430 and serve^H5647 them, and provoke^H5006 me, and break^H6565 my covenant.^H1285

Deu 32:14

Deu 32:14 - Butter^H2529 of kine,^H1241 and milk^H2461 of sheep,^H6629 with fat^H2459 of lambs,^H3733 and rams^H352 of the breed^H1121 of Bashan,^H1316 and goats,^H6260 with the fat^H2459 of kidneys^H3629 of wheat;^H2406 and thou didst drink^H8354 the pure^H2561 blood^H1818 of the grape.^H6025

Jos 5:6

Jos 5:6 - For the children^H1121 of Israel^H3478 walked^H1980 forty^H705 years^H8141 in the wilderness,^H4057 till all the people^H1471 that were men^H582 of war,^H4421 which came out^H3318 of Egypt,^H4714 were consumed,^H8552 because they obeyed^H8085 not the voice^H6963 of the LORD:^H3068 unto whom the LORD^H3068 sware^H7650 that he would not shew^H7200 them the land,^H776 which the LORD^H3068 sware^H7650 unto their fathers^H1 that he would give^H5414 us, a land^H776 that floweth^H2100 with milk^H2461 and honey.^H1706

Jdg 4:19

Jdg 4:19 - And he said^H559 unto her, Give me, I pray thee, a little^H4592 water^H4325 to drink;^H8248 for I am thirsty.^H6770 And she opened^H6605 a bottle^H4997 of milk,^H2461 and gave him drink,^H8248 and covered^H3680 him.

Jdg 5:25

Jdg 5:25 - He asked^H7592 water,^H4325 and she gave^H5414 him milk;^H2461 she brought forth^H7126 butter^H2529 in a lordly^H117 dish.^H5602

1Sa 7:9

1Sa 7:9 - And Samuel^H8050 took^H3947 a^H259 sucking^H2461 lamb,^H2924 and offered^H5927 it for a burnt offering^H5930 wholly^H3632 unto the LORD:^H3068 and Samuel^H8050 cried^H2199 unto the LORD^H3068 for Israel;^H3478 and the LORD^H3068 heard^H6030 him.

1Sa 17:18

1Sa 17:18 - And carry^H935 these ten^H6235 cheeses^H2461^H2757 unto the captain^H8269 of their thousand,^H505 and look^H6485 how thy brethren^H251 fare,^H7965 and take^H3947 their pledge.^H6161

Job 10:10

Job 10:10 - Hast thou not poured me out^H5413 as milk,^H2461 and curdled^H7087 me like cheese?^H1385

Job 21:24

Job 21:24 - His breasts^H5845 are full^H4390 of milk,^H2461 and his bones^H6106 are moistened^H8248 with marrow.^H4221

Pro 27:27

Pro 27:27 - And thou shalt have goats'^H5795 milk^H2461 enough^H1767 for thy food,^H3899 for the food^H3899 of thy household,^H1004 and for the maintenance^H2416 for thy maidens.^H5291

Pro 30:33

Pro 30:33 - Surely the churning^H4330 of milk^H2461 bringeth forth^H3318 butter,^H2529 and the wringing^H4330 of the nose^H639 bringeth forth^H3318 blood:^H1818 so the forcing^H4330 of wrath^H639 bringeth forth^H3318 strife.^H7379

Sng 4:11

Sng 4:11 - Thy lips,^H8193 O my spouse,^H3618 drop^H5197 as the honeycomb:^H5317 honey^H1706 and milk^H2461 are under thy tongue;^H3956 and the smell^H7381 of thy garments^H8008 is like the smell^H7381 of Lebanon.^H3844

Sng 5:1

Sng 5:1 - I am come^H935 into my garden,^H1588 my sister,^H269 my spouse:^H3618 I have gathered^H717 my myrrh^H4753 with my spice;^H1313 I have eaten^H398 my honeycomb^H3293 with my honey;^H1706 I have drunk^H8354 my wine^H3196 with my milk:^H2461 eat,^H398 O friends;^H7453 drink,^H8354 yea, drink abundantly,^H7937 O beloved.^H1730

Sng 5:12

Sng 5:12 - His eyes^H5869 are as the eyes of doves^H3123 by the rivers^H650 of waters,^H4325 washed^H7364 with milk,^H2461 and fitly set.^H3427^H4402

Isa 7:22

Isa 7:22 - And it shall come to pass, for the abundance^H7230 of milk^H2461 that they shall give^H6213 he shall eat^H398 butter:^H2529 for butter^H2529 and honey^H1706 shall every one eat^H398 that is left^H3498 in^H7130 the land.^H776

Isa 28:9

Isa 28:9 - Whom shall he teach^H3384 knowledge?^H1844 and whom shall he make to understand^H995 doctrine?^H8052 them that are weaned^H1580 from the milk,^H2461 and drawn^H6267 from the breasts.^H7699

Isa 55:1

Isa 55:1 - Ho,^H1945 every one that thirsteth,^H6771 come^H3212 ye to the waters,^H4325 and he that hath no money;^H3701 come^H3212 ye, buy,^H7666 and eat;^H398 yea, come,^H3212 buy^H7666 wine^H3196 and milk^H2461 without money^H3701 and without price.^H4242

Isa 60:16

Isa 60:16 - Thou shalt also suck^H3243 the milk^H2461 of the Gentiles,^H1471 and shalt suck^H3243 the breast^H7699 of kings:^H4428 and thou shalt know^H3045 that I the LORD^H3068 am thy Saviour^H3467 and thy Redeemer,^H1350 the mighty One^H46 of Jacob.^H3290

Jer 11:5

Jer 11:5 - That I may perform^H6965 the oath^H7621 which I have sworn^H7650 unto your fathers,^H1 to give^H5414 them a land^H776 flowing^H2100 with milk^H2461 and honey,^H1706 as it is this day.^H3117 Then answered^H6030 I, and said,^H559 So be it,^H543 O LORD.^H3068

Jer 32:22

Jer 32:22 - And hast given^H5414 them this land,^H776 which thou didst swear^H7650 to their fathers^H1 to give^H5414 them, a land^H776 flowing^H2100 with milk^H2461 and honey;^H1706

Lam 4:7

Lam 4:7 - Her Nazarites^H5139 were purer^H2141 than snow,^H7950 they were whiter^H6705 than milk,^H2461 they were more ruddy^H119 in body^H6106 than rubies,^H6443 their polishing^H1508 was of sapphire:^H5601

Eze 20:6

Eze 20:6 - In the day^H3117 that I lifted up^H5375 mine hand^H3027 unto them, to bring them forth^H3318 of the land^H776 of Egypt^H4714 into a land^H776 that I had espied^H8446 for them, flowing^H2100 with milk^H2461 and honey,^H1706 which is the glory^H6643 of all lands:^H776

Eze 20:15

Eze 20:15 - Yet also I lifted up^H5375 my hand^H3027 unto them in the wilderness,^H4057 that I would not bring^H935 them into the land^H776 which I had given^H5414 them, flowing^H2100 with milk^H2461 and honey,^H1706 which is the glory^H6643 of all lands;^H776

Eze 25:4

Eze 25:4 - Behold, therefore I will deliver^H5414 thee to the men^H1121 of the east^H6924 for a possession,^H4181 and they shall set^H3427 their palaces^H2918 in thee, and make^H5414 their dwellings^H4908 in thee: they shall eat^H398 thy fruit,^H6529 and they shall drink^H8354 thy milk.^H2461

Joe 3:18

Joe 3:18 - And it shall come to pass in that day,^H3117 that the mountains^H2022 shall drop down^H5197 new wine,^H6071 and the hills^H1389 shall flow^H3212 with milk,^H2461 and all the rivers^H650 of Judah^H3063 shall flow^H3212 with waters,^H4325 and a fountain^H4599 shall come forth^H3318 of the house^H1004 of the LORD,^H3068 and shall water^H8248 the valley^H5158 of Shittim.^H7851