Strong's Lexicon

H1513

H1513 — גֶּחֶל גַּחֶלֶת

Hebrew / Aramaic entry for Bible study and original-language reference.

Hebrewgechelnoun femOccurrences: 18TWOT: 341a

Definition / Gloss

Strong's Number:	H1513
Word:	גֶּחֶל גַּחֶלֶת
Part of Speech:	noun fem
Etymology:	from an unused root meaning to glow or kindle
Language:	Hebrew
Occurrences:	18
Transliteration:	gechel
Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation:	geh'-khel (or (feminine) gacheleth {gah-kheh'-leth}) n-f.
Meaning:	1. an ember
KJV Renderings:	(burning) coal.

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BDB1606

גַּחֶ֫לֶת noun feminine^{Exod 1:13} coal (compare Assyrian gu—lu, a shining precious stone? COT^Gloss Zim^{BP 45}) — absolute גַּחֶלֶת Isa 47:14 suffix גַּחַלְתִּי 2Sam 14:7 plural גֶּחָלִים Ps 18:9 + 6 t.; construct גַּחֲלֵי Lev 16:12 + 5 t. + Ps 18:14 (strike out ᵐ5 De Che); suffix גֶּחָלָיו Isa 44:19, גֶּחָלֶיהָ Ezek 24:11 — coal, plural אֵשׁ ׳ ג coals of fire Lev 16:12 ( P ), 2Sam 22:13 = Ps 18:13 [also Ps 18:14 compare above] Ezek 10:2 (in vision); compare 2Sam 22:9 = Ps 18:9; Job 41:13, also Prov 6:28; Isa 44:19 in simile (of strife) Prov 26:21 (opposed to פֶּחָם black coal); Ezek 1:13 גַּחֲלֵי אֵשׁ (of the living creatures); figurative of hope in posterity 2Sam 14:7, of divine judgement, רתם ׳ ג coals of broom-plant Ps 120:4, compare Ps 140:11 , also (negative) Isa 47:14; Ezek 24:11 of kindness to enemy Prov 25:22.

Other Resources

Theological Wordbook of the Old Testament
R. Laird Harris, Gleason L. Archer, and Bruce K. Waltke

Englishman's Hebrew Concordance

גחלת (gah-gheh’-leth)

Leviticus 16:12

KJV: And he shall take a censer full of burning coals of fire from off the altar before the Lord, and his hands full of sweet incense beaten small, and bring it within the vail:

EHCC: 8 Gad full of burning coals (lit. coals of

Leviticus 22:9

KJV: They shall therefore keep mine ordinance, lest they bear sin for it, and die therefore, if they profane it: I the Lord do sanctify them.

EHCC: coals were Kindled by it.

Job 41:21

KJV: His breath kindleth coals, and a flame goeth out of his mouth.

EHCC: (13). His breath kindleth coals,

Psalms 18:8

KJV: There went up a smoke out of his nostrils, and fire out of his mouth devoured: coals were kindled by it.out of his nostrils: Heb. by his, etc

EHCC: (9). coals were kindled by it.

Psalms 120:4

KJV: Sharp arrows of the mighty, with coals of juniper.Sharp…: or, It is as the sharp arrows of the mighty man, with coals of juniper

EHCC: with coals of juniper.

Psalms 140:10

KJV: Let burning coals fall upon them: let them be cast into the fire; into deep pits, that they rise not up again.

EHCC: 11 (. Let burning coals fall upon

Psalms 26:21

EHCC: coals (are) to burning coals,

Isaiah 44:19

KJV: And none considereth in his heart, 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?considereth…: Heb. setteth to his heartthe stock…: Heb. that which comes of a tree?

EHCC: baked bread upon the coals thereof’;

Isaiah 47:14

KJV: Behold, they shall be as stubble; the fire shall burn them; they shall not deliver themselves from the power of the flame: there shall not be a coal to warm at, nor fire to sit before it.themselves: Heb. their souls

EHCC: not (be) @ coal to warm

Ezekiel 1:13

KJV: As for the likeness of the living creatures, their appearance was like burning coals of fire, and like the appearance of lamps: it went up and down among the living creatures; and the fire was bright, and out of the fire went forth lightning.

EHCC: Uke burning coals of tire,

Ezekiel 10:2

KJV: And he spake unto the man clothed with linen, and said, Go in between the wheels, even under the cherub, and fill thine hand with coals of fire from between the cherubims, and scatter them over the city. And he went in in my sight.thine hand: Heb. the hollow of thine hand

EHCC: fill thine hand with coals of

Ezekiel 24:11

KJV: Then set it empty upon the coals thereof, that the brass of it may be hot, and may burn, and that the filthiness of it may be molten in it, that the scum of it may be consumed.

EHCC: set it empty upon the coals thereof,