פחם

Hebrew

Root
פ־ח־ם (p-ḥ-m)

Etymology

Compare Arabic فَحْم (faḥm).

Pronunciation

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Noun

פֶּחָם • (pekhám) m (plural indefinite פֶּחָמִים)

1. coal
   • 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.

Derived terms

• נייר פחם / נְיַר פֶחָם (n'yár pekhám)
• פַּחְמָן (pakhmán, “carbon”)