1513. gechel or gacheleth

Lexicon

gechel or gacheleth: Coal, burning coal, ember

Original Word: גֶּחֶלּ
Part of Speech: Noun Feminine
Transliteration: gechel
Pronunciation: geh'-khel or gah-kheh'-leth
Phonetic Spelling: (geh'-khel)
Definition: Coal, burning coal, ember
Meaning: an ember

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

burning coal

Or (feminine) gacheleth {gah-kheh'-leth}; from an unused root meaning to glow or kindle; an ember -- (burning) coal.

NAS Exhaustive Concordance

Word Origin
from an unused word
Definition
coal
NASB Translation
coal (2), coals (15), hot embers (1).

Brown-Driver-Briggs

גַּחֶ֫לֶת noun feminine^{Exodus 1:13} coal (compare Assyrian gu—lu, a shining precious stone? COT^Gloss Zim^{BP 45}) — absolute גַּחֶלֶת Isaiah 47:14; suffix גַּחַלְתִּי 2 Samuel 14:7; plural גֶּחָלִים Psalm 18:9 6t.; construct גַּחֲלֵי Leviticus 16:12 5t. + Psalm 18:14 (strike out ᵐ5 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.

גחם (? compare Arabic kindle, , burn).

Topical Lexicon

Word Origin: Derived from an unused root meaning to glow or kindle.

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: The corresponding Greek entry in Strong's Concordance is G440, which is the Greek word "anthrax" (ἄνθραξ), meaning a burning coal or charcoal. This term is used in the New Testament, such as in Romans 12:20, where the Apostle Paul quotes Proverbs 25:22, illustrating the continuity of this imagery across both Testaments.

Usage: The term גֶּחֶלּ is used in the Hebrew Bible to refer to embers or burning coals, often symbolizing purification, judgment, or divine presence.

Context: The Hebrew word גֶּחֶלּ (gechel) appears in the Old Testament to describe embers or burning coals. This imagery is frequently associated with the presence and power of God, as well as with purification and judgment. For instance, in Isaiah 6:6, a seraphim uses a burning coal to purify the lips of the prophet Isaiah, symbolizing the cleansing of sin. The use of burning coals in biblical texts often conveys a sense of divine intervention or the transformative power of God's holiness.

In the context of worship and sacrifice, burning coals are significant in the operation of the altar, where offerings are consumed by fire. The imagery of coals is also used metaphorically to describe the intensity of emotions or situations, such as in Proverbs 25:22, where doing good to one's enemy is likened to heaping burning coals on their head, suggesting a transformative or convicting effect.

The concept of burning coals is further explored in the Psalms and prophetic literature, where it can symbolize God's judgment upon the wicked or His protection and purification of the righteous. The vivid imagery of glowing embers serves to remind readers of the consuming and purifying nature of God's presence.

Forms and Transliterations

גֶּ֝חָלִ֗ים גֶּֽחָ֫לִ֥ים גֶּחָלִ֖ים גֶּחָלִ֣ים גֶּחָלֶ֖יהָ גֶּחָלָיו֙ גֶֽחָלִ֗ים גַּֽחֲלֵי־ גַּֽחַלְתִּי֙ גַּחֲלֵ֥י גַּחֲלֵי־ גַּחֶ֣לֶת גַֽחֲלֵי־ גחלי גחלי־ גחליה גחליו גחלים גחלת גחלתי הַגֶּחָלִ֑ים הגחלים וְגַֽחֲלֵי־ וגחלי־ כְּגַחֲלֵי־ כגחלי־ לְ֭גֶחָלִים לגחלים ga·ḥă·lê ga·ḥă·lê- ḡa·ḥă·lê- ga·ḥal·tî ga·ḥe·leṯ gachalei gachalTi gaChelet gaḥălê gaḥălê- ḡaḥălê- gaḥaltî gaḥeleṯ ge·ḥā·lāw ge·ḥā·le·hā ge·ḥā·lîm ḡe·ḥā·lîm gechaLav gechaLeiha gechaLim geḥālāw geḥālehā geḥālîm ḡeḥālîm hag·ge·ḥā·lîm haggechaLim haggeḥālîm kə·ḡa·ḥă·lê- kegachalei kəḡaḥălê- lə·ḡe·ḥā·lîm Legechalim ləḡeḥālîm vegachalei wə·ḡa·ḥă·lê- wəḡaḥălê-

Englishman's Concordance

Leviticus 16:12
HEB: מְלֹֽא־ הַ֠מַּחְתָּה גַּֽחֲלֵי־ אֵ֞שׁ מֵעַ֤ל
NAS: full of coals of fire
KJV: of burning coals of fire
INT: full A firepan of coals of fire upon

2 Samuel 14:7
HEB: וְכִבּ֗וּ אֶת־ גַּֽחַלְתִּי֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר נִשְׁאָ֔רָה
NAS: Thus they will extinguish my coal which
KJV: also: and so they shall quench my coal which is left,
INT: the heir shall quench my coal which is left

2 Samuel 22:9
HEB: מִפִּ֖יו תֹּאכֵ֑ל גֶּחָלִ֖ים בָּעֲר֥וּ מִמֶּֽנּוּ׃
NAS: devoured; Coals were kindled
KJV: devoured: coals were kindled
INT: his mouth devoured Coals were kindled at

2 Samuel 22:13
HEB: נֶגְדּ֑וֹ בָּעֲר֖וּ גַּחֲלֵי־ אֵֽשׁ׃
NAS: before Him Coals of fire
KJV: Through the brightness before him were coals of fire
INT: before were kindled Coals of fire

Job 41:21
HEB: נַ֭פְשׁוֹ גֶּחָלִ֣ים תְּלַהֵ֑ט וְ֝לַ֗הַב
NAS: kindles coals, And a flame
KJV: kindleth coals, and a flame
INT: his breath coals kindles flame

Psalm 18:8
HEB: מִפִּ֥יו תֹּאכֵ֑ל גֶּ֝חָלִ֗ים בָּעֲר֥וּ מִמֶּֽנּוּ׃
NAS: devoured; Coals were kindled
KJV: devoured: coals were kindled
INT: his mouth devoured Coals were kindled at

Psalm 18:12
HEB: עָבְר֑וּ בָּ֝רָ֗ד וְגַֽחֲלֵי־ אֵֽשׁ׃
NAS: Hailstones and coals of fire.
KJV: hail [stones] and coals of fire.
INT: passed Hailstones and coals of fire

Psalm 18:13
HEB: קֹל֑וֹ בָּ֝רָ֗ד וְגַֽחֲלֵי־ אֵֽשׁ׃
NAS: Hailstones and coals of fire.
KJV: hail [stones] and coals of fire.
INT: his voice Hailstones and coals of fire

Psalm 120:4
HEB: שְׁנוּנִ֑ים עִ֝֗ם גַּחֲלֵ֥י רְתָמִֽים׃
NAS: of the warrior, With the [burning] coals of the broom tree.
KJV: of the mighty, with coals of juniper.
INT: Sharp With the coals of the broom

Psalm 140:10
HEB: ק) עֲלֵיהֶ֗ם גֶּֽחָ֫לִ֥ים בָּאֵ֥שׁ יַפִּלֵ֑ם
NAS: May burning coals fall
KJV: Let burning coals fall
INT: be carried and coals may burning may they be cast

Proverbs 6:28
HEB: אִ֭ישׁ עַל־ הַגֶּחָלִ֑ים וְ֝רַגְלָ֗יו לֹ֣א
NAS: walk on hot coals And his feet
KJV: go upon hot coals, and his feet
INT: A man on coals and his feet not

Proverbs 25:22
HEB: כִּ֤י גֶֽחָלִ֗ים אַ֭תָּה חֹתֶ֣ה
NAS: For you will heap burning coals on his head,
KJV: For thou shalt heap coals of fire upon his head,
INT: for coals you will heap

Proverbs 26:21
HEB: פֶּחָ֣ם לְ֭גֶחָלִים וְעֵצִ֣ים לְאֵ֑שׁ
NAS: [Like] charcoal to hot embers and wood
KJV: [As] coals [are] to burning coals, and wood
INT: charcoal to hot and wood to fire

Isaiah 44:19
HEB: אָפִ֤יתִי עַל־ גֶּחָלָיו֙ לֶ֔חֶם אֶצְלֶ֥ה
NAS: bread over its coals. I roast meat
KJV: bread upon the coals thereof; I have roasted
INT: have baked over coals bread roast

Isaiah 47:14
HEB: לֶֽהָבָ֑ה אֵין־ גַּחֶ֣לֶת לַחְמָ֔ם א֖וּר
NAS: There will be no coal to warm
KJV: of the flame: [there shall] not [be] a coal to warm
INT: of the flame There coal to warm by a fire

Ezekiel 1:13
HEB: הַחַיּ֜וֹת מַרְאֵיהֶ֣ם כְּגַחֲלֵי־ אֵ֗שׁ בֹּֽעֲרוֹת֙
NAS: like burning coals of fire,
KJV: [was] like burning coals of fire,
INT: creatures looked coals of fire burning

Ezekiel 10:2
HEB: וּמַלֵּ֨א חָפְנֶ֤יךָ גַֽחֲלֵי־ אֵשׁ֙ מִבֵּינ֣וֹת
NAS: your hands with coals of fire
KJV: thine hand with coals of fire
INT: and fill your hands coals of fire between

Ezekiel 24:11
HEB: וְהַעֲמִידֶ֥הָ עַל־ גֶּחָלֶ֖יהָ רֵקָ֑ה לְמַ֨עַן
NAS: it empty on its coals So
KJV: it empty upon the coals thereof, that the brass
INT: set on coals empty So

18 Occurrences

Strong's Hebrew 1513
18 Occurrences

ga·ḥă·lê- — 4 Occ.
ga·ḥal·tî — 1 Occ.
ga·ḥe·leṯ — 1 Occ.
ge·ḥā·lāw — 1 Occ.
ge·ḥā·le·hā — 1 Occ.
ge·ḥā·lîm — 5 Occ.
hag·ge·ḥā·lîm — 1 Occ.
kə·ḡa·ḥă·lê- — 1 Occ.
lə·ḡe·ḥā·lîm — 1 Occ.
wə·ḡa·ḥă·lê- — 2 Occ.