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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 - “And he shall take a firepan full of coals H1513 of fire from upon the altar before Yahweh and [fn]two handfuls of finely ground fragrant incense, and bring it inside the veil.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 14:7

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 14:7 - “And behold, the whole family has risen against your servant-woman, and they say, ‘Hand over the one who struck his brother, that we may put him to death for the life of his brother whom he killed, and destroy the heir also.’ Thus they will extinguish my coal H1513 which remains, so as to [fn]leave my husband neither name nor remnant on the face of the earth.”

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 22:9 -

“Smoke went up [fn]out of His nostrils,

And fire from His mouth devoured;

Coals H1513 were kindled by it.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 22:13

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 22:13 -

“From the brightness before Him

Coals H1513 of fire were kindled.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 41:21

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 41:21 -

“Its breath kindles coals H1513,

And a flame goes forth from its mouth.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 18:8

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 18:8 -

Smoke went up [fn]out of His nostrils,

And fire from His mouth devoured;

Coals H1513 were kindled by it.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 18:12

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 18:12 -

From the brightness before Him passed His thick clouds,

Hailstones and coals H1513 of fire.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 18:13

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 18:13 -

Yahweh also thundered in the heavens,

And the Most High gave forth His voice,

Hailstones and coals H1513 of fire.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 120:4

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 120:4 -

Sharp arrows of the warrior,

With the burning coals H1513 of the broom tree.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 140:10

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 140:10 -

“May burning coals H1513 be shaken out upon them;

May He cause them to fall into the fire,

Into [fn]bottomless pits from which they can never rise.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 6:28 -

Or can a man walk on hot coals H1513

And his feet not be scorched?

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 25:22 -

For you will [fn]heap burning coals H1513 on his head,

And Yahweh will repay you.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 26:21

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 26:21 -

Like charcoal to hot H1513 embers H1513 and wood to fire,

So is a contentious man to kindle strife.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 44:19 - No one causes this to return to his heart, nor is there knowledge or understanding to say, “I have burned half of it in the fire and also have baked bread over its coals H1513. I roast meat and eat it. Then [fn]I make the rest of it into an abomination; [fn]I fall down before a block of wood!”

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 47:14

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 47:14 -

“Behold, they have become like stubble,

Fire burns them;

They cannot deliver themselves from the power of the flame;

There will be no coal H1513 to warm by

Nor a fire to sit before!

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 1:13

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 1:13 - [fn]As for the likeness of the living creatures, their appearance was like burning coals H1513 of fire, [fn]like the appearance of torches going back and forth among the living creatures. The fire was bright, and lightning was [fn]flashing from the fire.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 10:2

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 10:2 - And He spoke to the man clothed in linen and said, “Enter between the whirling wheels under the [fn]cherubim and fill your hands with coals H1513 of fire from between the cherubim and scatter them over the city.” And he entered in my sight.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 24:11

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 24:11 -

“Then stand it empty on its coals H1513

So that it may be hot

And its bronze may [fn]glow

And its uncleanness may be melted in it,

Its rust brought to a complete end.

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