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פ־ח־ם (p-ḥ-m)
 
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Compare Arabic فَحْم (faḥm).

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פֶּחָם (pekhámm (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.

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