International Standard Bible Encyclopedia
GREASEgres (chelebh, "fat," "suet"): The word occurs once in the metaphorical sense "prosperous," then dull, gross, brutal: "Their heart is as fat as grease" (Psalm 119:70; compare Isaiah 6:10, and see FAT).
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
1. (
n.) Animal fat, as tallow or lard, especially when in a soft state; oily or unctuous matter of any kind.
2. (n.) An inflammation of a horse's heels, suspending the ordinary greasy secretion of the part, and producing dryness and scruffiness, followed by cracks, ulceration, and fungous excrescences.
3. (v. t.) To smear, anoint, or daub, with grease or fat; to lubricate; as, to grease the wheels of a wagon.
4. (v. t.) To bribe; to corrupt with presents.
5. (v. t.) To cheat or cozen; to overreach.
6. (v. t.) To affect (a horse) with grease, the disease.
Strong's Hebrew
2459. cheleb -- fat... best, fatness, finest,
grease, marrow. Or cheleb {khay'-leb}; from an unused
root meaning to be fat; fat, whether literally or figuratively
... /hebrew/2459.htm - 6k 8081. shemen -- fat, oil
... From shaman; grease, especially liquid (as from the olive, often perfumed);
figuratively, richness -- anointing, X fat (things), X fruitful, oil((-ed ...
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4229. machah -- to wipe, wipe out
... A primitive root; properly, to stroke or rub; by implication, to erase; also to
smooth (as if with oil), ie Grease or make fat; also to touch, ie Reach to ...
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