Proverbs 25:22:2Prov.25.22.W2TAB
גֶֽחָלִ֗ים
gekhalim
“coals”
- Transliteration
- ge-kha-LIM
- Extended
- geh-khaa-LEEM
- IPA
- /gɛħɔˈliːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- coals
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Gimel | g as in good | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ge-kha-LIM
- phraseyour reading level
KI ge-kha-LIM
- clause
KI ge-kha-LIM a-TA kho-TE al-RO-sho
- sentence
KI ge-kha-LIM a-TA kho-TE al-RO-sho va-ye-ho-VAH ye-sha-LEM-LAKH
Root and etymology
g-ḥ-lgimel–chet–lamed
“to glow, be a live coal”
In context — Proverbs 25:22
For you will heap coals upon his head, and the LORD will repay you.
About this coordinate
Proverbs 25:22:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Proverbs 25:22, so the Hebrew word גֶֽחָלִ֗ים (gekhalim) can be cited, linked and studied at exactly this position rather than somewhere in the verse. In the Biblical Knowledge Coordinate System the same position is written Prov.25.22.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.25.22.W2.S1) and character.