Dict: smith - COAL

smith:

COAL - C>@ - The first and most frequent use of the word rendered coal is a live ember, burning fuel. kjv@Proverbs:26:21) In (2 Samuel 22:9,13) "coals of fire" are put metaphorically for the lightnings proceeding from God. kjv@Psalms:18:8 kjv@Psalms:18:12-13 kjv@Psalms:140:10) In kjv@Proverbs:26:21) fuel not yet lighted is clearly signified. The fuel meant in the above passage is probably charcoal, and not coal in our sense of the word.