Gakhelet (גחלת) means ember in Hebrew.
It can also mean anthrax. It is a feminine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
ember, anthrax
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives 5 meanings for Gakhelet.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1פחם בוער.
וְלָקַח מְלֹא־הַמַּחְתָּה גַּחֲלֵי־אֵשׁ, מֵעַל הַמִּזְבֵּחַ מִלִּפְנֵי יהוה; וּמְלֹא חָפְנָיו קְטֹרֶת סַמִּים דַּקָּה, וְהֵבִיא מִבֵּית לַפָּרֹכֶת.
- 2מחלה מדבקת וקטלנית הפוגעת במערכת הנשימה והעיכול. תסמינה העיקרי הוא כוויות בצבע שחור.
- 3בהשאלהניצוץ, שריד חשוב.
...וְנַשְׁמִידָה גַּם אֶת־הַיּוֹרֵשׁ וְכִבּוּ אֶת־גַּחַלְתִּי אֲשֶׁר נִשְׁאָרָה, לְבִּלְתִּי שִׂים־לְאִישִׁי שֵׁם וּשְׁאֵרִית עַל־פְּנֵי הָאֲדָמָה.
- 4קרבה לערבית: جَحَمَ – בָּעַר. אמהרית: גַאּלֲ gāla בהוראת זוהר. תימנית: ג'ייחל מיג'חל jaihal, mijhal בהוראת פחם בוער לחימום מיחם.
- 5ἄνθραξ – פחם. צבעו של הנגע העורי של המחלה הוא שחור, כצבע הפחם.
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Gakhelet is a feminine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- גַּחֶלֶת
- Written without vowel points
- גחלת
- Said
- gakhelet
- Root
- ג־ח־ל
- Pattern
- קַטֶּלֶת
- Plural
- גֶּחָלִים
- Inflections
- ר' גֶּחָלִים; גַּחֶלֶת־, ר' גַּחֲלֵי־
- Gematria
- 441
This is how Gakhelet is said in other languages.
- English
- ember, anthrax
- French
- braise, anthrax, furoncle
These words mean nearly the same as Gakhelet.
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
These words rhyme with Gakhelet.
The word Gakhelet is part of these phrases and sayings.
- גחלת דועכת אם אין מלבים אותה
- גחלת לוחשת
- גחלת עוממת
- חתה גחלים על ראשו
- נכווה בגחלתו
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
The word Gakhelet comes from the root ג־ח־ל, like these words.
These words come before and after Gakhelet in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Gakhelet.
What does Gakhelet (גחלת) mean in Hebrew?
Gakhelet (גחלת) means ember and anthrax. It is said gakhelet, with the stress on khe.
What is a synonym for Gakhelet (גחלת)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Gakhelet (גחלת) are אנתרקס, רמץ, רצף, רצפה, and רשף.
What rhymes with Gakhelet (גחלת)?
Words that rhyme with Gakhelet (גחלת) include דלת, תועלת, צוללת, שרשרת, גלגלת, and תכלת.
Is Gakhelet (גחלת) masculine or feminine?
The word Gakhelet (גחלת) is a feminine noun, and its plural is גֶּחָלִים.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry גחלת of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.