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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 hath taken the fulness of the censer of burning coals of fire from off the altar, from before Jehovah, and the fulness of his hands of thin spice-perfume, and hath brought it within the vail;

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 14:7

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 14:7 - and lo, the whole family hath risen against thy maid-servant, and say, Give up him who smiteth his brother, and we put him to death for the life of his brother whom he hath slain, and we destroy also the heir; and they have quenched my coal which is left -- so as not to set to my husband a name and remnant on the face of the ground.'

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 22:9

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 22:9 - Gone up hath smoke by His nostrils. And fire from His mouth devoureth, Brands have been kindled by it.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 22:13

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 22:13 - From the brightness before Him Were brands of fire kindled!

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 41:21

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

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 18:8

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 18:8 - Gone up hath smoke by His nostrils, And fire from His mouth consumeth, Coals have been kindled by it.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 18:12

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 18:12 - From the brightness over-against Him His thick clouds have passed on, Hail and coals of fire.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 18:13

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 18:13 - And thunder in the heavens doth Jehovah, And the Most High giveth forth His voice, Hail and coals of fire.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 120:4

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 120:4 - Sharp arrows of a mighty one, with broom-coals.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 140:10

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 140:10 - They cause to fall on themselves burning coals, Into fire He doth cast them, Into deep pits -- they arise not.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 6:28

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 6:28 - Doth a man walk on the hot coals, And are his feet not scorched?

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 25:22

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 25:22 - For coals thou art putting on his head, And Jehovah giveth recompense to thee.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 26:21

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 26:21 - Coal to burning coals, and wood to fire, And a man of contentions to kindle strife.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 44:19

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 44:19 - And none doth turn it back unto his heart, Nor hath knowledge nor understanding to say, 'Half of it I have burned in the fire, Yea, also, I have baked bread over its coals, I roast flesh and I eat, And its remnant for an abomination I make, To the stock of a tree I fall down.'

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 47:14

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 47:14 - Lo, they have been as stubble! Fire hath burned them, They deliver not themselves from the power of the flame, There is not a coal to warm them, a light to sit before it.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 1:13

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 1:13 - As to the likeness of the living creatures, their appearances are as coals of fire -- burning as the appearance of lamps; it is going up and down between the living creatures, and brightness is to the fire, and out of the fire is going forth lightning.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 10:2

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 10:2 - And He speaketh unto the man clothed with linen, and saith, 'Go in unto the midst of the wheel, unto the place of the cherub, and fill thy hands with coals of fire from between the cherubs, and scatter over the city.' And he goeth in before mine eyes.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 24:11

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 24:11 - And cause it to stand on its coals empty, So that its brass is hot and burning, Melted hath been in its midst its uncleanness, Consumed is its scum.
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