גחלת

Hebrew

Root
ג־ח־ל (g-kh-l)
1 term

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

References

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

Further reading

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