גֶּחָל
Biblical Hebrew · Strong's H1513
Meaning
OpenScriptures lexical index
coal tree →
Brown–Driver–Briggs 1906
גַּחֶ֫לֶת: n.f. coal tree →
The whole BDB entry
n.f. Ez 1:13 coal (cf. Assyrian guḫlu, a shining precious stone? COTGloss. ZimBP 45)—abs. גַּחֶלֶת Is 47:14; sf. גַּחַלְתִּי 2 S 14:7; pl. גֶּחָלִים ψ 18:9 + 6 times; cstr. גַּחֲלֵי Lv 16:12 + 5 times + ψ 18:14 (del. 𝔊 De Che) sf. גֶּחָלָיו Is 44:19, גֶּחָלֶיהָ Ez 24:11;—coal, pl. ג׳ אֵשׁ coals of fire Lv 16:12 (P), 2 S 22:13 = ψ 18:13 [also ψ 18:14 cf. supr.] Ez 10:2 (in vision); cf. 2 S 22:9 = ψ 18:9 Jb 41:13, also Pr 6:28 Is 44:19; in simile (of strife) Pr 26:21 (opp. פֶּחָם black coal); Ez 1:13 גַּחֲלֵי אֵשׁ (of the living creatures); fig. of hope in posterity 2 S 14:7, of divine judgment, ג׳ רתם coals of broom-plant ψ 120:4, cf. 140:11, also (negat.) Is 47:14 Ez 24:11; of kindness to enemy Pr 25:22.
Why these entries: BDB: another headword, part of speech agrees, 16 of its verses cited, 0 words shared with the glosses, lists its Strong's number (2 candidates); OSHB: another headword, part of speech agrees, 1 words shared with the BDB entry, 0 with the glosses (1 candidates)
Glosses
MACULA's English glosses of the word in the text, with how often each is used: coals (12); burning coals (4).
In the verses
חִצֵּ֣י גִבּ֣וֹר שְׁנוּנִ֑ים עִ֝֗ם גַּחֲלֵ֥י רְתָמִֽים׃
Word for word: arrows of.a.warrior sharpened with burning.coals of.broom.plants
JPS 1917: Sharp arrows of the mighty, with coals of broom.
מִנֹּ֖גַהּ נֶגְדּ֑וֹ בָּעֲר֖וּ גַּחֲלֵי־אֵֽשׁ׃
Word for word: from.[the] brightness before him they.burned coals of.fire
JPS 1917: At the brightness before Him coals of fire flamed forth.
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