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coal

Meaning of “coal”

A piece of wood, or other combustible substance, ignited, burning, or charred.

Definition sources

KJV context and cross-referencesWebster 1828
4 occurrences4 verses3 booksKJV PCE

First occurrence: 2 Samuel 14:7

Complete exact-word concordance

Every verse containing “coal”

KJV PCE
2 Samuel 14:7
And, behold, the whole family is risen against thine handmaid, and they said, Deliver him that smote his brother, that we may kill him, for the life of his brother whom he slew; and we will destroy the heir also: and so they shall quench my coal which is left, and shall not leave to my husband neither name nor remainder upon the earth.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · 2 Samuel 14:7 · retained source text

And behold, the whole family is risen against thine handmayd, and they said, Deliuer him that smote his brother, that we may kill him, for the life of his brother whom he slew, and we will destroy the heire also: and so they shall quench my cole which is left, and shall not leaue to my husband neither name nor remainder vpon the earth.

1611 marginal noteHebr. vpon the face of the earth.

Isaiah 6:6
Then flew one of the seraphims unto me, having a live coal in his hand, which he had taken with the tongs from off the altar:
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Isaiah 6:6 · retained source text

Then flew one of the Seraphims vnto mee, hauing a liue-cole in his hand, which hee had taken with the tongs from off the altar.

1611 marginal noteHeb. and in his hand a liue-coale.

Isaiah 47:14
Behold, they shall be as stubble; the fire shall burn them; they shall not deliver themselves from the power of the flame: there shall not be a coal to warm at, nor fire to sit before it.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Isaiah 47:14 · retained source text

Behold, they shall be as stubble: the fire shall burne them, they shall not deliuer themselues from the power of the flame: there shall not bee a coale to warme at, nor fire to sit before it.

1611 marginal noteHeb. their soules.

Lamentations 4:8
Their visage is blacker than a coal; they are not known in the streets: their skin cleaveth to their bones; it is withered, it is become like a stick.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Lamentations 4:8 · retained source text

Their visage is blacker then a cole: they are not knowen in the streets: their skinne cleaueth to their bones: it is withered, it is become like a sticke.

1611 marginal noteHeb. darker then blacknesse.

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Historical English dictionary sources

Historical definitions

A piece of wood, or other combustible substance, ignited, burning, or charred.

Webster 1828 facsimile, volume 1, leaf 414