חֶמְלָה
ḥemlâ
compassion
Strong's H2551NounHebrewTWOT 676a

חֶמְלָה (ḥemlâ) is a Hebrew noun meaning compassion. It appears 2 times in 2 books of the Hebrew Bible (Strong's H2551).

Same Hebrew root (TWOT 676a)

Range of meaning (TWOT 676a)compassion, mercy; commiseration; merciful, pity
Full entry: Brown-Driver-Briggs and Strong's

חֶמְלָה noun, feminine: compassion, mercy

Strong's H2551 חֶמְלָה: commiseration
KJV:merciful, pity.

Meanings: Brown-Driver-Briggs (1906) and Strong's Hebrew Dictionary (1890), public domain, via the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible Project (CC BY 4.0). TWOT numbers for reference only.

Root family 676: חָמַל ḥāmal — spare; commiserate; have compassion, pity

See it in Scripture

Genesis 19:16Isaiah 63:9

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