גחלת

Hebrew

Root
ג־ח־ל (g-kh-l)

Pronunciation

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Noun

גַּחֶלֶת • (gakhélet) f (plural indefinite גֶּחָלִים, singular construct גַּחֶלֶת־, plural construct גַּחֲלֵי־) [pattern: קַטֶּלֶת]

1. coal, ember
   • Tanach, Proverbs 26:21, with translation of the New International Version:

     פֶּחָם לְגֶחָלִים, וְעֵצִים לְאֵשׁ; וְאִישׁ מִדְיָנִים לְחַרְחַר־רִיב.

     peḥám ləgeḥalím, və'ētsím ləésh; vəísh midyaním ləḥarḥár riv

     As charcoal to embers, and as wood to fire; so is a quarrelsome person for kindling strife.

2. spark, glowing ember
3. (pathology) anthrax

See also

• פֶּחָם (pekhám)

References

• “גחלת” in the Hebrew Terms Database of the Academy of Hebrew Language

Further reading

• גחלת on the Hebrew Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^he