גֶּחֶל

גַּחֶ֫לֶת noun feminine^{2 Mos 1,13} coal (compare Assyrian gu—lu, a shining precious stone? COT^Gloss Zim^{BP 45}) — absolute גַּחֶלֶת Es 47,14 suffix גַּחַלְתִּי 2 Sam 14,7 plural גֶּחָלִים Sl 18,9 + 6 t.; construct גַּחֲלֵי 3 Mos 16,12 + 5 t. + Sl 18,14 (strike out ᵐ5 De Che); suffix גֶּחָלָיו Es 44,19, גֶּחָלֶיהָ Ezk 24,11 — coal, plural אֵשׁ ׳ג coals of fire 3 Mos 16,12 (P), 2 Sam 22,13 = Sl 18,13 [also Sl 18,14 compare above] Ezk 10,2 (in vision); compare 2 Sam 22,9 = Sl 18,9; Job 41,13, also Ord 6,28; Es 44,19 in simile (of strife) Ord 26,21 (opposed to פֶּחָם black coal); Ezk 1,13 גַּחֲלֵי אֵשׁ (of the living creatures); figurative of hope in posterity 2 Sam 14,7, of divine judgement, רתם ׳ג coals of broom-plant Sl 120,4, compare Sl 140,11, also (negative) Es 47,14; Ezk 24,11 of kindness to enemy Ord 25,22.