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גֶּחֶל H1513

H1513 is the Hebrew word גֶּחֶל, transliterated gechel and said geh'-khel. The King James Version most often renders it coals.

Word: גֶּחֶלTransliteration: gechelSaid: geh'-khelLanguage: HebrewIn the KJV: 18 verses

What it means

an ember.

Where it comes from

or (feminine) גַּחֶלֶת; from an unused root meaning to glow or kindle.

How the King James Version translates it

Across 18 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.

coals 9×coal 2×stones and coals 2×burning coals 2×before him were coals 1×hot coals 1×coals of fire 1×

Strong's own list of renderings: (burning) coal.

Verses using גֶּחֶל

All 18 verses, quoted in full.

Leviticus 16:12 · KJV

And he shall take a censer full of burning coals of fire from off the altar before the LORD, and his hands full of sweet incense beaten small, and bring it within the vail:

2 Samuel 14:7 · KJV

And, behold, the whole family is risen against thine handmaid, and they said, Deliver him that smote his brother, that we may kill him, for the life of his brother whom he slew; and we will destroy the heir also: and so they shall quench my coal which is left, and shall not leave to my husband neither name nor remainder upon the earth.

2 Samuel 22:9 · KJV

There went up a smoke out of his nostrils, and fire out of his mouth devoured: coals were kindled by it.

2 Samuel 22:13 · KJV

Through the brightness before him were coals of fire kindled.

Job 41:21 · KJV

His breath kindleth coals, and a flame goeth out of his mouth.

Psalm 18:8 · KJV

There went up a smoke out of his nostrils, and fire out of his mouth devoured: coals were kindled by it.

Psalm 18:12 · KJV

At the brightness that was before him his thick clouds passed, hail stones and coals of fire.

Psalm 18:13 · KJV

The LORD also thundered in the heavens, and the Highest gave his voice; hail stones and coals of fire.

Psalm 120:4 · KJV

Sharp arrows of the mighty, with coals of juniper.

Psalm 140:10 · KJV

Let burning coals fall upon them: let them be cast into the fire; into deep pits, that they rise not up again.

Proverbs 6:28 · KJV

Can one go upon hot coals, and his feet not be burned?

Proverbs 25:22 · KJV

For thou shalt heap coals of fire upon his head, and the LORD shall reward thee.

Proverbs 26:21 · KJV

As coals are to burning coals, and wood to fire; so is a contentious man to kindle strife.

Isaiah 44:19 · KJV

And none considereth in his heart, neither is there knowledge nor understanding to say, I have burned part of it in the fire; yea, also I have baked bread upon the coals thereof; I have roasted flesh, and eaten it: and shall I make the residue thereof an abomination? shall I fall down to the stock of a tree?

Isaiah 47:14 · KJV

Behold, they shall be as stubble; the fire shall burn them; they shall not deliver themselves from the power of the flame: there shall not be a coal to warm at, nor fire to sit before it.

Ezekiel 1:13 · KJV

As for the likeness of the living creatures, their appearance was like burning coals of fire, and like the appearance of lamps: it went up and down among the living creatures; and the fire was bright, and out of the fire went forth lightning.

Ezekiel 10:2 · KJV

And he spake unto the man clothed with linen, and said, Go in between the wheels, even under the cherub, and fill thine hand with coals of fire from between the cherubims, and scatter them over the city. And he went in in my sight.

Ezekiel 24:11 · KJV

Then set it empty upon the coals thereof, that the brass of it may be hot, and may burn, and that the filthiness of it may be molten in it, that the scum of it may be consumed.

Common questions

What does Strong's H1513 mean?

H1513 is the Hebrew word גֶּחֶל (gechel), meaning an ember.

How is H1513 translated in the King James Version?

The King James translators rendered it coals (9 times), coal (2 times), stones and coals (2 times), burning coals (2 times), before him were coals (1 time), among others.

How many times does H1513 appear in the Bible?

גֶּחֶל (gechel) is tagged in 18 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.

Where does H1513 come from?

Strong's gives its derivation as: or (feminine) גַּחֶלֶת; from an unused root meaning to glow or kindle.

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