What does גֶּחֶל · προχειρίζομαι mean in the Bible?
גֶּחֶל · προχειρίζομαι is a Hebrew phrase meaning "burning coals or glowing embers".
Hebrew · H1513, G4400
גֶּחָלִים
An ember · to appoint
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גֶּחֶל H1513 an ember
προχειρίζομαι G4400 to appoint
Pronunciation procheirízomai
To appoint by deliberately taking someone into one's hand; choose for a specific purpose or role.
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What does גֶּחָלִים (gechalím) mean in the Bible?
גֶּחֶל · προχειρίζομαι is a Hebrew phrase meaning "burning coals or glowing embers".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for H1513, G4400?
H1513, G4400 is connected to 18 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. burning coals or glowing embers
Strong's H1513, G4400
Lexical occurrences 18 verses Source Gloss
burning coals or glowing embers
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain