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Lexicon :: Strong's H1513 - gaḥeleṯ

Aa
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 18 times in 18 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 16:12

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 16:12 - And he is to take a vessel full of burning coal from the altar before the Lord and in his hand some sweet perfume crushed small, and take it inside the veil;

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 14:7

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 14:7 - And now all the family is turned against me, your servant, saying, Give up him who was the cause of his brother's death, so that we may put him to death in payment for the life of his brother, whose life he took; and we will put an end to the one who will get the heritage: so they will put out my last burning coal, and my husband will have no name or offspring on the face of the earth.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 22:9

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 22:9 - There went up a smoke from his nose, and a fire of destruction from his mouth: coals were lighted by it.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 22:13

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 22:13 - Before his shining light his dark clouds went past, raining ice and coals of fire.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 41:21

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 41:21 - His breath puts fire to coals, and a flame goes out of his mouth.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 18:8

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 18:8 - There went up a smoke from his nose, and a fire of destruction from his mouth: flames were lighted by it.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 18:12

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 18:12 - Before his shining light his dark clouds went past, raining ice and fire.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 18:13

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 18:13 - The Lord made thunder in the heavens, and the voice of the Highest was sounding out: a rain of ice and fire.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 120:4

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 120:4 - Sharp arrows of the strong, and burning fire.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 140:10

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 140:10 - Let burning flames come down on them: let them be put into the fire, and into deep waters, so that they may not get up again.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 6:28

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 6:28 - Or may one go on lighted coals, and his feet not be burned?

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 25:22

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 25:22 - For so you will put coals of fire on his head, and the Lord will give you your reward.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 26:21

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 26:21 - Like breath on coals and wood on fire, so a man given to argument gets a fight started.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 44:19

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 44:19 - And no one takes note, no one has enough knowledge or wisdom to say, I have put part of it in the fire, and made bread on it; I have had a meal of the flesh cooked with it: and am I now to make the rest of it into a false god? am I to go down on my face before a bit of wood?

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 47:14

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 47:14 - Truly, they have become like dry stems, they have been burned in the fire; they are not able to keep themselves safe from the power of the flame: it is not a coal for warming them, or a fire by which a man may be seated.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 1:13

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 1:13 - And between the living beings it was like burning coals of fire, as if flames were going one after the other between the living beings; and the fire was bright, and out of the fire went thunder-flames.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 10:2

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 10:2 - And he said to the man clothed in linen, Go in between the wheels, under the winged ones, and get your two hands full of burning coals from between the winged ones and send them in a shower over the town. And he went in before my eyes.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 24:11

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 24:11 - And I will put her on the coals so that she may be heated and her brass burned, so that what is unclean in her may become soft and her waste be completely taken away.
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