che.lev denotes animal fat, especially portions removed and burned or presented in sacrificial rites, and sometimes bodily or rich portions.

The term most often identifies specified animal portions in sacrificial procedure: portions covering the entrails, on the kidneys, or otherwise removed and burned or presented. It also occurs for bodily fat and for rich or choice portions associated with people, animals, land, or produce.

1. Animal portions handled in offerings · dominant

   In Leviticus 3:14 the singular absolute form occurs repeatedly for the portion covering the entrails and the portion on the entrails that is presented as an offering. Leviticus 16:25 directs that the fat of the sin offering be burned on the altar, while Exodus 29:13 lists portions covering the midst and upon the kidneys for burning.

   Leviticus 3:14Leviticus 16:25Exodus 29:13Leviticus 3:9Leviticus 7:301 Kings 8:64
2. Bodily fat or fleshly covering · occasional

   In Judges 3:22 the singular absolute form is in the clause where the fat closes around the blade in a belly. Job 15:27 uses a construct form in the description of a person who has gathered fat upon his loins; Ezekiel 34:3 places it alongside wool and the flock in an accusation of consuming and sacrificing.

   Judges 3:22Job 15:27Ezekiel 34:32 Samuel 1:22Isaiah 34:7
3. Rich or choice portions · rare

   Genesis 45:18 uses a construct form in the promise that the arriving households will eat the fat of the land. Deuteronomy 32:14 places construct forms among lambs, rams, goats, and wheat, and Numbers 18:12 uses the same form in a list of the best oil, wine, and grain given to the LORD.

   Genesis 45:18Deuteronomy 32:14Numbers 18:12

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB commonly presents the term as “fat” in sacrificial instructions and descriptions, while plural contexts may be rendered “fat portions” or “fats.” These English expressions confirm the verse-level presentation rather than fixing a separate rendering for every token.