Strong's Lexicon

H6352

H6352 — פֶּחָם

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

Hebrewpechamnoun mascOccurrences: 3

Definition / Gloss

Strong's Number:	H6352
Word:	פֶּחָם
Part of Speech:	noun masc
Etymology:	perhaps from an unused root probably meaning to be black
Language:	Hebrew
Occurrences:	3
Transliteration:	pecham
Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation:	peh-khawm'
Meaning:	1. a coal, whether charred or live
KJV Renderings:	coals.

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BDB6584

I. פַּח noun masculine^{Ps 124:7} bird-trap (compare Wilkinson^{Egyptians (1878) ii, 103,
109 f.} Dr^{Amos 3:5} Hoffm^{ZAW iii (1883), 101});

compare also Baldensperger^{PEF 1905, 38} ( pahµ used now of a trap with a net). — ׳ פ absolute Hos 5:1 +, פָּ֑ךְ Jer 48:44 +; construct פַּךְ Hos 9:8 +; plural פַּחִים Jer 18:22 +; —

1. literal ׳ יַעֲלֶה פ Amos 3:5b (as metaphor; v:a strike out ׳ פ), Prov 7:23; Eccl 9:12 (with אָחוּז; both in simile).

2. usually figurative (sometimes || מוֺקֵשׁ, רֶשֶׁת, צַמִּים):

a. of calamities and plots, יָקוֺשׁ ׳ פ Hos 9:8, compare Ps 91:3; Ps 124:7 ׳ פ alone Jer 48:43 = Isa 24:17; Job 22:10; Ps 124:7; Prov 22:5 לְ ׳ טָמַן פ Jer 18:22 ; Ps 140:6 ; Ps 142:4 לְ ׳ נָחַן פ Ps 119:110, לְ ׳ יָקַשׁ פ Ps 141:9 ׳ יאֹחֵז בְּעָקֵב פ Job 18:9 ׳ יִלָּכֵד בֵּפּ Jer 48:44 = Isa 24:18 .

b. = source or agent of calamity Hos 5:1; Josh 23:13 ( D ), Isa 8:14 ; Ps 69:23 . — Ps 11:6 see פֶּחָם . below

BDB6588

פֶּחָם noun [masculine] coal (collective); absolute ׳ פ, as inflammable, לְגֶחָלִים ׳ פ Prov 26:21 ( charcoal for embers, Toy); of glowing coal Isa 44:12, ׳ אֵשׁ פ Isa 54:16; Ps 11:6 for ᵑ0 פַּחִ֑ים אֵשׁ read פַּחַם אֵשׁ (or פַּחֲמֵי) coals of fire (|| גָּפְרִית), so Ew and others