H0451 H0451
Fat tail of a sheep, the broad fatty tail prized in sacrificial offerings.
Refers to the distinctive fat tail of the broad-tailed sheep common in the ancient Near East, a cut of fat so substantial it could weigh several pounds. In sacrificial contexts it appears alongside the general fat (chelev), marking it as a particularly valued portion offered to God. All five occurrences cluster in Exodus and Leviticus ritual instructions (Exod 29:22; Lev 3:9; 7:3; 8:25; 9:19), underscoring its role as a dedicated sacrificial element rather than ordinary food.
Senses
1. sense 1 — The fatty tail of the broad-tailed sheep (Ovis laticaudata), specified in sacrificial legislation as a dedicated offering portion. Spanish 'cola gorda' and German 'Fett-tail' both capture the anatomical specificity. Every occurrence pairs this term with chelev ('fat'), distinguishing the tail fat as a separate, named cut in the priestly ritual of Exodus 29 and Leviticus 3, 7, 8, and 9. 5×
AR["-الأَلْيَةَ", "وَ-الأَليَةَ"]·ben["-মেদযুক্ত-লেজ", "এবং-সেই-চর্বি-লেজ", "মোটা-লেজ"]·DE["der-fett-tail", "und-der-fett-tail"]·EN["and-the-fat-tail", "the-fat-tail"]·FR["et-le-graisse-tail", "le-graisse-queue"]·heb["ה-אליה", "ו-ה-אליה"]·HI["और-मोटी-पूँछ", "मोटी-पूँछ", "मोटी-पूँछ-को"]·ID["dan-ekornya", "ekor-gemuk"]·IT["e-il-fat-tail", "il-grasso-tail"]·jav["buntut-ingkang-lemu", "buntut-lemak", "lan-buntutipun-ingkang-lemu"]·KO["그-꾸리-를", "그-꾸리를", "그리고-그-꼬리-기름과"]·PT["a-cauda-gorda", "e-a-cauda-gorda"]·RU["и-курдюк", "курдюк"]·ES["la-cola-gorda", "y-la-cola"]·SW["mkia-mnene", "mkia-wa-mafuta", "na-mkia-mnene"]·TR["-kuyruk-yağı", "kuyruk-yağını", "ve-kuyruğunu"]·urd["اور-دُم", "دمبہ", "دُم"]
Related Senses
H7200 1. Qal: to see, perceive (1257×)G4771 2. you (singular address) (1077×)H8085 1. Qal: hear, perceive aurally (921×)H0859a 1. you (2nd person masculine singular pronoun) (743×)H0398 1. eat (consume food) (697×)H4191 1. die (Qal: natural/general death) (645×)G3708 1. see, perceive visually (419×)G0191 1. hear, perceive sound (360×)H???? 3. (352×)G3708 2. behold, look (exclamatory) (256×)H7272 1. foot (body part) (236×)H8354 1. drink, consume liquid (209×)H3205 1. Qal active: bear/give birth (female subject) (204×)H3205 2. Qal active: beget/father (male subject) (198×)H2421 1. Qal: live, be alive (177×)H8085 2. Qal: listen, heed, pay attention (172×)H2416a 1. alive, living (state/attribute) (146×)H2416e 1. life, lifespan, lifetime (145×)G2198 1. be alive, have life (133×)H8193 1. lip, lips (body part) (123×)
BDB / Lexicon Reference
† אַלִיַה n.f. fat tail of sheep (Mish. id. 𝔗, אַלְיְתָה, אַלִּיתָא, etc.; Arabic أَلْيَة, cf. Fl.TWB i. 418 a) Ex 29:22; Lv 3:9; 7:3; 8:25 (all ‖ חֵ֫לֶב); 9:19, prob. also 1 S 9:24 for הֶעָלֶיהָ v. Gei Dr (cf. Tristram Nat. Hist. Bib. ch. vi RiHWB Schafe SmithDict. Bib. sheep).