פחם

Hebrew

Root
פ־ח־ם‎ (p-ḥ-m)

Etymology

Compare Arabic فَحْم‎ (faḥm).

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”)

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