פֶּחָם pechâm

Meaning

a coal, whether charred or live

In the King James Version: coals.

Derivation: perhaps from an unused root probably meaning to be black;

Where it is used

• Proverbs 26:21 Like charcoal for embers and wood for fire, so is a quarrelsome man for kindling strife.
• Isaiah 44:12 The blacksmith takes a tool and labors over the coals; he fashions an idol with hammers and forges it with his strong arms. Yet he grows hungry and loses his strength; he fails to drink water and grows faint.
• Isaiah 54:16 Behold, I have created the craftsman who fans the coals into flame and forges a weapon fit for its task; and I have created the destroyer to wreak havoc.