hebrew #2461 - חָלָב chalab (milk)

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

From the same as cheleb; milk (as the richness of kine) -- + cheese, milk, sucking.

see HEBREW cheleb

Englishman's Concordance

Brown-Driver-Briggs

a.as common foodGenesis 18:8 (J; distinct from חֶמְאָהcurd, q. v.), חֲלֵב צאֹןDeuteronomy 32:14 (poetry; distinct from חֶמְאַת בָּקָר); in Judges 5:25חָלָב is used parallel with חֶמְאָה; elsewhere חֶמְאָה seems to be produced from חָלָב: — מִיץ חָלָב יוֺצִיא חֶמְאָהProverbs 30:33a pressing (squeezing) of milk produces curd; מֵרֹבעֲשׂוֺת חָלָב יאֹכַל חֶמְאָהIsaiah 7:22because of abundant yield of milk he shall eat curd; compare also חֲרִצֵיהֶחָלָב1 Samuel 17:18cuts 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 השׁקהJudges 4:19), but also ate it (אכל), if emendation הֶחָלָבEzekiel 34:3 (for הַחֵלֶב) is right, ᵐ5ᵑ9 Bo Hi-Sm Co, and others; it was poured out, see simile of formation of the embryo תַּתִּיכֵנִי׳הֲלֹא כֶחJob 10:10hast thou not poured me out like milk? specifically (1) חֲלֵב עִזִּים לְלַחְמְךָProverbs 27:27milk of goats for thy food (RS^{Semitic i. 204}). (2) with אֵםmother's milk: of kid לֹאתְֿבַשֵּׁל גְּדִי בַּחֲלֵב אִמּוֺExodus 23:19=Exodus 34:26 (JE)=Deuteronomy 14:21, compare ׳טְלֵה ח1 Samuel 7:9sucking lamb (for sacrifice); but also of human beings ׳גְּמוּלֵי מֵחIsaiah 28:9weaned from milk ("" עַתִּיקֵי מִשָּׁדָ֫יִם); figurative in promise to Zion וְיָנַקְתְּ חֲלֵב גּוֺיִםIsaiah 60:16and thou shalt suck the milk of nations ("" תִּינָ֑קִי וְשֹׁד מְלָכִים). (3) ׳ח with wine, as especially delicacy Songs 5:1 (see De), figurative of ׳יs choicest blessings Isaiah 55:1. (4) often in phrase of productiveness of land of Canaan (דְּבַשׁ) זָבַת חָלָב וּדְבָ֫שׁflowing with milk and honeyExodus 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 וְחSongs 4:12honey and milk are under thy tongue.

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

II. חלב (√of following; perhaps compare Assyrian —alâbu, be covered, VR Cant 8:83 Lyon^{Manual, Gloss}, —allibu, cover, clothe IR:18, 68 —allubtu, clothing, Lyon^{Sargontexte 14}, —itlupatu, na—lapu (read b for p) Schr^{COT Gloss}).

Englishman's Concordance (References)

Strong's Hebrew: 2461. חָלָב (chalab) — 44 Occurrences

Genesis 18:8
HEB:וַיִּקַּ֨ח חֶמְאָ֜ה וְחָלָ֗ב וּבֶן־ הַבָּקָר֙
NAS: curds and milk and the calf
KJV: butter, and milk, and the calf
INT: took curds and milk afflicted bull

Genesis 49:12
HEB:וּלְבֶן־ שִׁנַּ֖יִם מֵחָלָֽב׃ פ
NAS: And his teeth white from milk.
KJV: and his teeth white with milk.
INT: white and his teeth milk

Exodus 3:8
HEB:אֶ֛רֶץ זָבַ֥ת חָלָ֖ב וּדְבָ֑שׁ אֶל־
NAS: flowing with milk and honey,
KJV: flowing with milk and honey;
INT: A land flowing milk and honey to

Exodus 3:17
HEB:אֶ֛רֶץ זָבַ֥ת חָלָ֖ב וּדְבָֽשׁ׃
NAS: flowing with milk and honey.'
KJV: flowing with milk and honey.
INT: A land flowing milk and honey

Exodus 13:5
HEB:אֶ֛רֶץ זָבַ֥ת חָלָ֖ב וּדְבָ֑שׁ וְעָבַדְתָּ֛
NAS: flowing with milk and honey,
KJV: flowing with milk and honey,
INT: A land flowing milk and honey you shall observe

Exodus 23:19
HEB:תְבַשֵּׁ֥ל גְּדִ֖י בַּחֲלֵ֥ב אִמּֽוֹ׃ ס
NAS: a young goat in the milk of its mother.
KJV: a kid in his mother's milk.
INT: to boil A young the milk mother

Exodus 33:3
HEB:אֶ֛רֶץ זָבַ֥ת חָלָ֖ב וּדְבָ֑שׁ כִּי֩
NAS: flowing with milk and honey;
KJV: flowing with milk and honey:
INT: A land flowing milk and honey because

Exodus 34:26
HEB:תְבַשֵּׁ֥ל גְּדִ֖י בַּחֲלֵ֥ב אִמּֽוֹ׃ פ
NAS: a young goat in its mother's milk.
KJV: a kid in his mother's milk.
INT: boil A young milk mother's

Leviticus 20:24
HEB:אֶ֛רֶץ זָבַ֥ת חָלָ֖ב וּדְבָ֑שׁ אֲנִי֙
NAS: flowing with milk and honey.
KJV: that floweth with milk and honey:
INT: A land flowing milk and honey Myself

Numbers 13:27
HEB:וְ֠גַם זָבַ֨ת חָלָ֥ב וּדְבַ֛שׁ הִ֖וא
NAS: does flow with milk and honey,
KJV: us, and surely it floweth with milk and honey;
INT: certainly flow milk and honey he

Numbers 14:8
HEB:הִ֛וא זָבַ֥ת חָלָ֖ב וּדְבָֽשׁ׃
NAS: which flows with milk and honey.
KJV: which floweth with milk and honey.
INT: he flows milk and honey

Numbers 16:13
HEB:מֵאֶ֨רֶץ זָבַ֤ת חָלָב֙ וּדְבַ֔שׁ לַהֲמִיתֵ֖נוּ
NAS: flowing with milk and honey
KJV: that floweth with milk and honey,
INT: of a land flowing milk and honey die

Numbers 16:14
HEB:אֶרֶץ֩ זָבַ֨ת חָלָ֤ב וּדְבַשׁ֙ הֲבִ֣יאֹתָ֔נוּ
NAS: flowing with milk and honey,
KJV: that floweth with milk and honey,
INT: A land flowing milk and honey brought

Deuteronomy 6:3
HEB:אֶ֛רֶץ זָבַ֥ת חָלָ֖ב וּדְבָֽשׁ׃ פ
NAS: flowing with milk and honey.
KJV: that floweth with milk and honey.
INT: you a land flowing milk and honey

Deuteronomy 11:9
HEB:אֶ֛רֶץ זָבַ֥ת חָלָ֖ב וּדְבָֽשׁ׃ ס
NAS: a land flowing with milk and honey.
KJV: that floweth with milk and honey.
INT: A land flowing milk and honey

Deuteronomy 14:21
HEB:תְבַשֵּׁ֥ל גְּדִ֖י בַּחֲלֵ֥ב אִמּֽוֹ׃ פ
NAS: a young goat in its mother's milk.
KJV: a kid in his mother's milk.
INT: boil A young milk mother's

Deuteronomy 26:9
HEB:אֶ֛רֶץ זָבַ֥ת חָלָ֖ב וּדְבָֽשׁ׃
NAS: a land flowing with milk and honey.
KJV: that floweth with milk and honey.
INT: A land flowing milk and honey

Deuteronomy 26:15
HEB:אֶ֛רֶץ זָבַ֥ת חָלָ֖ב וּדְבָֽשׁ׃ ס
NAS: flowing with milk and honey,
KJV: that floweth with milk and honey.
INT: A land flowing milk and honey

Deuteronomy 27:3
HEB:אֶ֣רֶץ זָבַ֤ת חָלָב֙ וּדְבַ֔שׁ כַּאֲשֶׁ֥ר
NAS: flowing with milk and honey,
KJV: that floweth with milk and honey;
INT: A land flowing milk and honey which

Deuteronomy 31:20
HEB:לַאֲבֹתָ֗יו זָבַ֤ת חָלָב֙ וּדְבַ֔שׁ וְאָכַ֥ל
NAS: flowing with milk and honey,
KJV: that floweth with milk and honey;
INT: to their fathers flowing milk and honey have eaten

Deuteronomy 32:14
HEB:חֶמְאַ֨ת בָּקָ֜ר וַחֲלֵ֣ב צֹ֗אן עִם־
NAS: of cows, and milk of the flock,
KJV: of kine, and milk of sheep,
INT: Curds of cows and milk of the flock With

Joshua 5:6
HEB:אֶ֛רֶץ זָבַ֥ת חָלָ֖ב וּדְבָֽשׁ׃
NAS: flowing with milk and honey.
KJV: that floweth with milk and honey.
INT: A land flowing milk and honey

Judges 4:19
HEB:אֶת־ נֹ֧אוד הֶחָלָ֛ב וַתַּשְׁקֵ֖הוּ וַתְּכַסֵּֽהוּ׃
NAS: a bottle of milk and gave him a drink;
KJV: a bottle of milk, and gave him drink,
INT: opened A bottle of milk to drink covered

Judges 5:25
HEB:מַ֥יִם שָׁאַ֖ל חָלָ֣ב נָתָ֑נָה בְּסֵ֥פֶל
NAS: [and] she gave him milk; In a magnificent
KJV: [and] she gave [him] milk; she brought forth
INT: water asked milk gave bowl

1 Samuel 7:9
HEB:שְׁמוּאֵ֗ל טְלֵ֤ה חָלָב֙ אֶחָ֔ד [וַיַּעֲלֶה
NAS: took a suckling lamb
KJV: took a sucking lamb, and offered
INT: Samuel lamb A suckling a arise

1 Samuel 17:18
HEB:עֲשֶׂ֜רֶת חֲרִצֵ֤י הֶֽחָלָב֙ הָאֵ֔לֶּה תָּבִ֖יא
NAS: cuts of cheese to the commander
INT: ten cuts of cheese these Bring

Job 10:10
HEB: הֲלֹ֣א כֶ֭חָלָב תַּתִּיכֵ֑נִי וְ֝כַגְּבִנָּ֗ה
NAS: Did You not pour me out like milk And curdle
KJV: Hast thou not poured me out as milk, and curdled
INT: like milk pour cheese

Job 21:24
HEB:עֲ֭טִינָיו מָלְא֣וּ חָלָ֑ב וּמֹ֖חַ עַצְמוֹתָ֣יו
KJV: are full of milk, and his bones
INT: his sides are filled of milk and the marrow of his bones

Proverbs 27:27
HEB: וְדֵ֤י ׀ חֲלֵ֬ב עִזִּ֗ים לְֽ֭לַחְמְךָ
NAS: And [there will be] goats' milk enough
KJV: And [thou shalt have] goats' milk enough
INT: enough milk goats' your food

Proverbs 30:33
HEB:כִּ֤י מִ֪יץ חָלָ֡ב י֘וֹצִ֤יא חֶמְאָ֗ה
NAS: For the churning of milk produces
KJV: Surely the churning of milk bringeth forth
INT: For the churning of milk produces butter

Songs 4:11
HEB:כַּלָּ֑ה דְּבַ֤שׁ וְחָלָב֙ תַּ֣חַת לְשׁוֹנֵ֔ךְ
NAS: Honey and milk are under
KJV: honey and milk [are] under thy tongue;
INT: bride Honey and milk are under your tongue

Songs 5:1
HEB:יֵינִ֖י עִם־ חֲלָבִ֑י אִכְל֣וּ רֵעִ֔ים
NAS: my wine and my milk. Eat,
KJV: my wine with my milk: eat,
INT: my wine along and my milk Eat friends

Songs 5:12
HEB:מָ֑יִם רֹֽחֲצוֹת֙ בֶּֽחָלָ֔ב יֹשְׁב֖וֹת עַל־
NAS: Bathed in milk, [And] reposed
KJV: washed with milk, [and] fitly set.
INT: of water Bathed milk reposed Beside

Isaiah 7:22
HEB:מֵרֹ֛ב עֲשׂ֥וֹת חָלָ֖ב יֹאכַ֣ל חֶמְאָ֑ה
NAS: of the abundance of the milk produced
KJV: And it shall come to pass, for the abundance of milk [that] they shall give
INT: of the abundance produced of the milk will eat curds

Isaiah 28:9
HEB:שְׁמוּעָ֑ה גְּמוּלֵי֙ מֵֽחָלָ֔ב עַתִּיקֵ֖י מִשָּׁדָֽיִם׃
NAS: Those [just] weaned from milk? Those [just] taken
KJV: [them that are] weaned from the milk, [and] drawn
INT: bruit from the milk drawn the breasts

Isaiah 55:1
HEB:מְחִ֖יר יַ֥יִן וְחָלָֽב׃
NAS: buy wine and milk Without money
KJV: wine and milk without money
INT: cost wine and milk

Isaiah 60:16
HEB: וְיָנַקְתְּ֙ חֲלֵ֣ב גּוֹיִ֔ם וְשֹׁ֥ד
NAS: You will also suck the milk of nations
KJV: Thou shalt also suck the milk of the Gentiles,
INT: suck the milk of nations the breast

Jeremiah 11:5
HEB:אֶ֣רֶץ זָבַ֥ת חָלָ֛ב וּדְבַ֖שׁ כַּיּ֣וֹם
NAS: flowing with milk and honey,
KJV: flowing with milk and honey,
INT: A land flowing milk and honey day

Jeremiah 32:22
HEB:אֶ֛רֶץ זָבַ֥ת חָלָ֖ב וּדְבָֽשׁ׃
NAS: flowing with milk and honey.
KJV: flowing with milk and honey;
INT: A land flowing milk and honey

Lamentations 4:7
HEB:מִשֶּׁ֔לֶג צַח֖וּ מֵחָלָ֑ב אָ֤דְמוּ עֶ֙צֶם֙
NAS: than milk; They were more
KJV: they were whiter than milk, they were more ruddy
INT: snow were whiter milk ruddy body

Ezekiel 20:6
HEB:לָהֶ֗ם זָבַ֤ת חָלָב֙ וּדְבַ֔שׁ צְבִ֥י
NAS: for them, flowing with milk and honey,
KJV: for them, flowing with milk and honey,
INT: had selected flowing milk and honey is the glory

Ezekiel 20:15
HEB:נָתַ֗תִּי זָבַ֤ת חָלָב֙ וּדְבַ֔שׁ צְבִ֥י
NAS: them, flowing with milk and honey,
KJV: [them], flowing with milk and honey,
INT: had given flowing milk and honey is the glory

Ezekiel 25:4
HEB:וְהֵ֖מָּה יִשְׁתּ֥וּ חֲלָבֵֽךְ׃
NAS: your fruit and drink your milk.
KJV: and they shall drink thy milk.
INT: like and drink your milk

Joel 3:18
HEB:וְהַגְּבָעוֹת֙ תֵּלַ֣כְנָה חָלָ֔ב וְכָל־ אֲפִיקֵ֥י
NAS: will flow with milk, And all
KJV: shall flow with milk, and all the rivers
INT: and the hills will flow milk and all the brooks