גחלת
Hebrew edit
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| ג־ח־ל (g-ḥ-l) |
Pronunciation edit
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Noun edit
גַּחֶלֶת • (gakhélet) f (plural indefinite גֶּחָלִים, singular construct גַּחֶלֶת־, plural construct גַּחֲלֵי־) [pattern: קַטֶּלֶת]
- 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.
- spark, glowing ember
- anthrax
See also edit
- פֶּחָם (pekhám)
References edit
- “גחלת” in the Hebrew Terms Database of the Academy of Hebrew Language
Further reading edit
גחלת on the Hebrew Wikipedia.Wikipedia he
