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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.
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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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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 - And he shall take a censer full of coals of fire from off the altar before Jehovah, and his hands full of sweet incense beaten small, and bring it within the veil:

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 14:7

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 14:7 - And, behold, the whole family is risen against thy handmaid, and they say, Deliver him that smote his brother, that we may kill him for the life of his brother whom he slew, and so destroy the heir also. Thus will they quench my coal which is left, and will leave to my husband neither name nor remainder upon the face of the earth.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 22:9

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 22:9 -
There went up a smoke out of his nostrils,
And fire out of his mouth devoured:
Coals were kindled by it.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 22:13

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 22:13 -
At the brightness before him
Coals of fire were kindled.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 41:21

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 41:21 -
His breath kindleth coals,
And a flame goeth forth from his mouth.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 18:8

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 18:8 -
There went up a smoke out of his nostrils,
And fire out of his mouth devoured:
Coals were kindled by it.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 18:12

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 18:12 -
At the brightness before him his thick clouds passed,
Hailstones and coals of fire.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 18:13

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 18:13 -
Jehovah 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 mighty,
With coals of juniper.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 140:10

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 140:10 -
Let burning coals fall upon them:
Let them be cast into the fire,
Into deep pits, whence they shall not rise.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 6:28

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 6:28 -
Or can one walk upon hot coals,
And his feet not be scorched?

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 25:22

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 25:22 -
For thou wilt heap coals of fire upon his head,
And Jehovah will reward thee.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 26:21

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 26:21 -
As coals are to hot embers, and wood to fire,
So is a contentious man to inflame strife.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 44:19

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 44:19 - And none calleth to mind, neither is there knowledge nor understanding to say, I have burned part of it in the fire; yea, also I have baked bread upon the coals thereof; I have roasted flesh and eaten it: and shall I make the residue thereof an abomination? shall I fall down to the stock of a tree?

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 47:14

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 47:14 - Behold, they shall be as stubble; the fire shall burn them; they shall not deliver themselves from the power of the flame: it shall not be a coal to warm at, nor a fire to sit before.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 1:13

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 1:13 - As for the likeness of the living creatures, their appearance was like burning coals of fire, like the appearance of torches: the fire went up and down among the living creatures; and the fire was bright, and out of the fire went forth lightning.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 10:2

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 10:2 - And he spake unto the man clothed in linen, and said, Go in between the whirling wheels, even under the cherub, and fill both thy hands with coals of fire from between the cherubim, and scatter them over the city. And he went in in my sight.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 24:11

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 24:11 - Then set it empty upon the coals thereof, that it may be hot, and the brass thereof may burn, and that the filthiness of it may be molten in it, that the rust of it may be consumed.
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