◄ G440 ►
ἄνθραξ
Transliteration
anthrax;
Pronunciation
anth'-rax
Parts of Speech
adj
Root Word (Etymology)
of uncertain derivation
KJV Translation Count — 1x
The KJV translates Strongs H1 in the following manner: coals of fire (1)
Outline of Biblical Usage
1. a burning or live coal
A proverbial expression signifying to call up, by favours you confer on your enemy, the memory in him of the wrong he has done you (which shall pain him as if live coals were heaped on his head), that he may the more readily repent. The Arabians call things that cause very acute mental pain "burning coals of the heart" and "fire of the liver".
Strong's Definitions
anth'-rax; of uncertain derivative; a live coal: — coal of fire.
Concordance Results Using KJV
Therefore if thine enemy hunger, feed him; if he thirst, give him drink: for in so doing thou shalt heap G440 G440 G440 on his head.