גַּחֶ֫לֶת

Leviticus 16:12 גַּֽחֲלֵי־ coals of

Then he must take a censer full of burning coals from the altar before the LORD, and two handfuls of finely ground fragrant incense, and take them inside the veil.

Here: Glowing embers. Together with the next word ('coals of fire') it means live, burning coals taken from the altar fire.

2 Samuel 14:7 גַּֽחַלְתִּי֙ coal my

Now the whole clan has risen up against your maidservant and said, ‘Hand over the one who struck down his brother, that we may put him to death for the life of the brother whom he killed. Then we will cut off the heir as well!’ So they would extinguish my one remaining ember by not preserving my husband’s name or posterity on the earth.”

2 Samuel 22:9 גֶּחָלִ֖ים coals

Smoke rose from His nostrils, and consuming fire came from His mouth; glowing coals blazed forth.

2 Samuel 22:13 גַּחֲלֵי־ coals of

From the brightness of His presence coals of fire blazed forth.

Job 41:21 גֶּחָלִ֣ים coals

His breath sets coals ablaze, and flames pour from his mouth.

Psalm 18:8 גֶּ֝חָלִ֗ים coals

Smoke rose from His nostrils, and consuming fire came from His mouth; glowing coals blazed forth.

Here: Live coals: the glowing embers of an altar or a furnace. They come back in v. 12 as 'coals of fire' falling with the hail, and recall the coals around God's throne-chariot in Ezekiel 1:13.

Psalm 18:12 וְגַֽחֲלֵי־ and coals of

From the brightness of His presence His clouds advanced—hailstones and coals of fire.

Psalm 18:13 וְגַֽחֲלֵי־ and coals of

The LORD thundered from heaven; the voice of the Most High resounded—hailstones and coals of fire.

Here: “And coals of…”: live, glowing embers. Joined to “fire,” the phrase most likely pictures lightning bolts as burning coals thrown from the cloud. Verse 8 has already used the same image for coals blazing from God.

Psalm 120:4 גַּחֲלֵ֥י burning coals of

Sharp arrows will come from the warrior, with burning coals of the broom tree!

Here: "Coals of": live, glowing embers rather than open flame. In the Psalms, burning coals raining down are an image of God judging the wicked (Ps 11:6; 18:12–13; 140:10). The phrase holds the heat of judgment and the steady burn of embers together.

Psalm 140:10 גֶּֽחָ֫לִ֥ים burning coals

May burning coals fall on them; may they be thrown into the fire, into the miry pits, never to rise again.

Here: Live, glowing embers. In the Psalms these are the burning coals that come with God's appearing in storm and fire (Ps 18:12–13) and the fire that rains on the wicked (Ps 11:6).

Proverbs 6:28 הַגֶּחָלִ֑ים <the> burning coals

Can a man walk on hot coals without scorching his feet?

Here: Coals that are glowing and live: the charcoal of a household brazier or cooking fire. The article ("the coals") points to a familiar everyday object, not to anything exotic.

Proverbs 25:22 גֶֽחָלִ֗ים burning coals

For in so doing, you will heap burning coals on his head, and the LORD will reward you.

Here: Live, glowing coals, not unlit charcoal. The word is placed first in the clause for emphasis: 'Coals! That is what you are putting on his head.' Elsewhere in the Bible these coals burn in judgment and also purify, so the image is painful and also strangely productive.

Proverbs 26:21 לְ֭גֶחָלִים to burning coals

Like charcoal for embers and wood for fire, so is a quarrelsome man for kindling strife.

Here: Live, red-hot coals. 'To embers' means charcoal added to coals that are already burning, so they keep going and get hotter.

Isaiah 44:19 גֶּחָלָיו֙ coals its

And no one considers in his heart, no one has the knowledge or insight to say, “I burned half of it in the fire, and I baked bread on its coals; I roasted meat and I ate. Shall I make something detestable with the rest of it? Shall I bow down to a block of wood?”

Here: 'Its coals': glowing embers left by the burned half. The image is a cooking fire.

Isaiah 47:14 גַּחֶ֣לֶת [will be] coal

Surely they are like stubble; the fire will burn them up. They cannot deliver themselves from the power of the flame. There will be no coals to warm them or fire to sit beside.

Here: The glowing coal of a settled household fire, the useful kind you cook on and warm your hands at. This fire does not offer even one.

Ezekiel 1:13 כְּגַחֲלֵי־ [was] like coals of

In the midst of the living creatures was the appearance of glowing coals of fire, or of torches. Fire moved back and forth between the living creatures; it was bright, and lightning flashed out of it.

Here: Live, glowing coals, the kind carried in a censer from the altar (Lev 16:12). The same 'coals of fire' are taken from between the cherubim in 10:2 and thrown on Jerusalem.

Ezekiel 10:2 גַֽחֲלֵי־ coals of

And the LORD said to the man clothed in linen, “Go inside the wheelwork beneath the cherubim. Fill your hands with burning coals from among the cherubim and scatter them over the city.” And as I watched, he went in.

Here: Live, glowing embers. In 1:13 the living creatures (here identified as cherubim) looked 'like burning coals of fire', so these coals come from the fire that belongs to God's throne itself.

Ezekiel 24:11 גֶּחָלֶ֖יהָ burning coals its

Set the empty pot on its coals until it becomes hot and its copper glows. Then its impurity will melt within; its rust will be consumed.