פחם
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Hebrew
| Root |
|---|
| פ־ח־ם (p-kh-m) |
Etymology
Pronunciation
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Noun
פֶּחָם • (pekhám) m (plural indefinite פֶּחָמִים)
- coal
- Tanach, Proverbs 26:21, with translation of the New International Version:
- פֶּחָם לְגֶחָלִים, וְעֵצִים לְאֵשׁ; וְאִישׁ מִדְיָנִים לְחַרְחַר־רִיב.
- peḥám ləgeḥalím, və'ētsím ləésh; vəísh midyaním ləḥarḥár riv
- As charcoal to embers, and as wood to fire; so is a quarrelsome person for kindling strife.
Derived terms
- נייר פחם / נְיַר פֶחָם (n'yár pekhám)
- פַּחְמָן (pakhmán, “carbon”)