1)

What are "Atinav"

1.

Rashi: This is like Otenu in the olive-press (Menachos 86a). He gathers the olives together, and gathers in it, so it will be prepared when he presses it in the olive-press. Ma'atan is the Kli in which they are gathered. Also here, his Chelev, moisture and fat are called Atinav.

2.

Ibn Ezra: In Arabic, it is the place where camels kneel by water (to drink).

2)

What is the significance of Atinav being full of Chelev?

1.

Malbim: This shows that his entire life, he had good and bodily delights.

3)

What do we learn from "u'Mo'ach Atzmosav Yeshukeh"?

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Ibn Ezra: It is as if liquid is constantly put on them, therefore they do not dry.

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