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Lexicon :: Strong's H1513 - gaḥeleṯ

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גַּחֶלֶת
Transliteration
gaḥeleṯ
Pronunciation
geh'-khel
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Part of Speech
feminine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
From an unused root
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TWOT Reference: 341a

Strong’s Definitions

גֶּחֶל gechel, geh'-khel; or (feminine) גַּחֶלֶת gacheleth; from an unused root meaning to glow or kindle; an ember:—(burning) coal.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 18x

The KJV translates Strong's H1513 in the following manner: coals (17x), coals of fire (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 18x
The KJV translates Strong's H1513 in the following manner: coals (17x), coals of fire (1x).

  1. coal, burning coal, coals of fire, hot coals

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
גֶּחֶל gechel, geh'-khel; or (feminine) גַּחֶלֶת gacheleth; from an unused root meaning to glow or kindle; an ember:—(burning) coal.
STRONGS H1513: Abbreviations
† גַּחֶ֫לֶת noun feminineExodus 1:13 coal (compare Assyrian guḫlu, a shining precious stone? COTGloss ZimBP 45) — absolute גַּחֶלֶת Isaiah 47:14; suffix גַּחַלְתִּי 2 Samuel 14:7; plural גֶּחָלִים Psalm 18:9 + 6 times; construct גַּחֲלֵי Leviticus 16:12 + 5 times + Psalm 18:14 (strike out Greek Version of the LXX De Che); suffix גֶּחָלָיו Isaiah 44:19, גֶּחָלֶיהָ Ezekiel 24:11; — coal, plural אֵשׁ ג׳ coals of fire Leviticus 16:12 (P), 2 Samuel 22:13 = Psalm 18:13 [also Psalm 18:14 compare above] Ezekiel 10:2 (in vision); compare 2 Samuel 22:9 = Psalm 18:9; Job 41:13, also Proverbs 6:28; Isaiah 44:19; in simile (of strife) Proverbs 26:21 (opposed to מֶּחָם black coal); Ezekiel 1:13 גַּחֲלֵי אֵשׁ (of the living creatures); figurative of hope in posterity 2 Samuel 14:7, of divine judgement, רתם ג׳ coals of broom-plant Psalm 120:4, compare Psalm 140:11, also (negative) Isaiah 47:14; Ezekiel 24:11; of kindness to enemy Proverbs 25:22.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Exodus

1:13

Leviticus

16:12; 16:12

2 Samuel

14:7; 14:7; 22:9; 22:13

Job

41:13

Psalms

18:9; 18:9; 18:13; 18:14; 18:14; 120:4; 140:11

Proverbs

6:28; 25:22; 26:21

Isaiah

44:19; 44:19; 47:14; 47:14

Ezekiel

1:13; 10:2; 24:11; 24:11

H1513

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Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H1513 matches the Hebrew גַּחֶלֶת (gaḥeleṯ),
which occurs 18 times in 18 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 16:12

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 16:12 - “He shall take a censer full of burning coals from the [bronze] altar before the LORD, and two handfuls of finely ground sweet incense, and bring it inside the veil [into the Most Holy Place],

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 14:7

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 14:7 - “Now behold, the entire family has risen against your maidservant, and they say, ‘Hand over the one who killed his brother, so that we may [fn]put him to death [to pay] for the life of his brother whom he killed and destroy the heir also.’ By doing this they will extinguish my coal that is left, leaving my husband without a name or a remnant (heir) on the face of the earth.”

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 22:9

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 22:9 -

“Smoke went up out of His nostrils,

And devouring fire from His mouth;

Coals were kindled by it.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 22:13

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 22:13 -

“Out of the brightness before Him

Coals of fire were set aflame.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 41:21

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 41:21 -

“His breath kindles coals,

And a flame goes forth from his mouth.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 18:8

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 18:8 -

Smoke went up from His nostrils,

And fire from His mouth devoured;

Coals were kindled by it.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 18:12

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 18:12 -

Out of the brightness before Him passed His thick clouds,

Hailstones and coals of fire.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 18:13

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 18:13 -

The LORD also thundered in the heavens,

And the Most High uttered His voice,

Hailstones and coals of fire.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 120:4

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 120:4 -

Sharp arrows of the warrior,

With the [fn]burning coals of the broom tree.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 140:10

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 140:10 -

“Let burning coals fall upon them;

Let them be thrown into the fire,

Into deep [water] pits from which they cannot rise.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 6:28

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 6:28 -

Or can a man walk on hot coals

And his feet not be scorched?

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 25:22

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 25:22 -

For in doing so, you will [fn]heap coals of fire upon his head,

And the LORD will reward you.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 26:21

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 26:21 -

Like charcoal to hot embers and wood to fire,

So is a contentious man to kindle strife.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 44:19

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 44:19 - No one remembers, nor has knowledge and understanding [enough] to say [to himself], “I have burned half of this log in the fire, and also baked bread on its coals and have roasted meat and eaten it. Then I make the rest of it into a repulsive thing [to God]; I bow down [to worship] before a block of wood!”

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 47:14

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 47:14 -

“In fact, they are like stubble;

Fire burns them.

They cannot save themselves from the power of the flame [much less save the nation],

There is no blazing coal for warming

Nor fire before which to sit!

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 1:13

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 1:13 - Among the living beings there was something that looked like burning coals of fire, like torches moving back and forth among the living beings. The fire was bright, and lightning was flashing from the fire.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 10:2

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 10:2 - And the LORD spoke to the man (seventh angel) clothed in linen and said, “Go between the whirling wheels under the cherubim; fill your hands with coals of fire from between the cherubim and scatter them over the city.” And he entered as I watched.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 24:11

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 24:11 -

“Then set the empty pot (Jerusalem) back on the coals

So that it may be hot

And its bronze may glow

And its filthiness may be melted

And its rust (scum) may be consumed.

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