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H6352 פֶּחָם (pechâm) peh-khawm'

Hebrew
Noun (Masculine, Hebrew)
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Quick Definition

coal

Strong's Definition

a coal, whether charred or live

Derivation: perhaps from an unused root probably meaning to be black;

KJV Usage: coals.

TWOT Reference: 1760a

Outline of Biblical Usage

1) coal, charcoal, ember

Septuagint (LXX) Greek Equivalents

This Hebrew word is translated by the following Greek words in the Septuagint:

STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Hebrew Lexicon

פֶּחָם (pe.cham) — coal. coal, charcoal, ember

UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew

noun m

Wood

charcoal = a lightweight black carbon material, ◄ made by heating wood in an environment devoid of air, ► and used as fuel

PSA 11:6 · PRO 26:21 · ISA 44:12 · ISA 54:16

1 PSA 11:6 RSV NRSV "coals of fire" NIV REB CEV "fiery coals" NJPS "blazing coals" NJB "red-hot coals" GNT "flaming coals" | MT HOTTP-B = פַּח

Reinier de Blois

UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew © United Bible Societies, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon

פֶּחָם n.[m.] coal (coll.) base

Bible Occurrences (3)

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