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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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Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H1513 matches the Hebrew גַּחֶלֶת (gaḥeleṯ),
which occurs 3 times in 3 verses in 'Eze' in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 1:13

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 1:13 - The appearance of the living creatures was like burning coals of fire or like torches. Fire moved back and forth among the creatures; it was bright, and lightning flashed out of it.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 10:2

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 10:2 - The LORD said to the man clothed in linen, “Go in among the wheels beneath the cherubim. Fill your hands with burning coals from among the cherubim and scatter them over the city.” And as I watched, he went in.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 24:11

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 24:11 - Then set the empty pot on the coals till it becomes hot and its copper glows, so that its impurities may be melted and its deposit burned away.
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