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Tuesday, November 4th, 2025
the Week of Proper 26 / Ordinary 31

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Bible Lexicons

Old Testament Hebrew Lexical DictionaryHebrew Lexicon

Strong's #6352 - פֶּחָם

Transliteration

pechâm

Phonetics

peh-khawm'

Origin

perhaps from an unused root probably meaning to be black

Parts of Speech

masculine noun

TWOT

1760a

Definition

Brown-Driver-Briggs
Strong

Brown-Driver-Briggs' Definition

coal, charcoal, ember

Greek Equivalent Words:

Strong #: 440 ‑ ἄνθραξ (anth'‑rax);

Frequency Lists

Book
Word

Verse Results

ASV (2)

Isaiah 2

BSB (3)

Proverbs 1

Isaiah 2

CSB (2)

Proverbs 1

Isaiah 2

ESV (3)

Proverbs 1

Isaiah 2

KJV (3)

Proverbs 1

Isaiah 2

LEB (3)

Proverbs 1

Isaiah 2

LSB (3)

Proverbs 1

Isaiah 2

N95 (3)

Proverbs 1

Isaiah 2

NAS (3)

Proverbs 1

Isaiah 2

NLT (0)

The World English Bible
did not use
this Strong's Number

WEB (3)

Proverbs 1

Isaiah 2

Ancient Hebrew Lexicon Definitions

2600) m h p (פההמ PHhM) AC: Burn CO: Charcoal AB: ?: [from: mh- from its heat]

N^m ) m h p (פההמ PHhM) - Charcoal: KJV (3): coal - Strongs: H6352 (פֶּחָם)

Brown-Driver-Briggs Expanded Definition

מֶּחָם noun [masculine] coal (collective); absolute ׳פ, as inflammable, לְגֶחָלִים׳פ Proverbs 26:21 ( charcoal for embers, Toy); of glowing coal Isaiah 44:12, ׳אֵשׁ פ Isaiah 54:16; Psalm 11:6 for ᵑ0מַּחִ֑ים אֵשׁ read מַּחַם אֵשׁ (or מַּחֲמֵי) coals of fire ("" גָּפְרִית), so Ew and others

פחת (√ of following; compare Arabic cut off, VII. be perforated (of roof); Syriac Pa`el pierce, break through, pit, chasm; Late Hebrew מָּחַת dig, hollow out, also diminish).

Gesenius' Hebrew and Chaldee Definition

פֶּחָם m. (for פַּחָם, Dag. forte implied), a coal, Proverbs 26:21 also, hot coals, Isaiah 44:12, 54:16. Arab. فَحَمُ, فَحْمُ coal; Eth. ፊሕም፡ coal, and hot coal.

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List of Word Forms

בַּפֶּחָ֔ם בפחם פֶּחָ֔ם פֶּחָ֣ם פחם bap·pe·ḥām bappeCham bappeḥām pe·ḥām peCham peḥām