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חלב יצהר. הנכבד והמוטב שהוא הקצף כי יצהר מענין צהור ושרשו צהר והוא חלב שמן זית: ALL THE BEST OF THE OIL. Chelev (the best) means the most precious, the best. The reference is to the cream of the oil,30The top of the oil. for the word yitzhar (oil) means light.31Hebrew, tzahor. Others read nahor. Both mean light. Its root is tzadi, heh, resh.32The same root as the one for light. The reference is to the fat of the olive oil.