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Old Testament Hebrew Lexical DictionaryHebrew Lexicon

Strong's #2551 - חֶמְלָה

Transliteration

chemlâh

Phonetics

khem-law'

Root Word (Etymology)

from (H2550)

Parts of Speech

feminine noun

TWOT

676a

Definition

Brown-Driver-Briggs
Strong

Brown-Driver-Briggs'

1) mercy, pity, compassion

Frequency Lists

Book
Word

Verse Results

KJV (2)

Genesis 1

Isaiah 1

NAS (2)

Genesis 1

Isaiah 1

HCS (3)

Genesis 1

Isaiah 1

Ezekiel 1

BSB (3)

Genesis 2

Isaiah 1

ESV (2)

Genesis 1

Isaiah 1

WEB (2)

Genesis 1

Isaiah 1

Ancient Hebrew Lexicon Definitions

2171) l m h (ההמל HhML) AC: Compassion CO: ? AB: ?

V) l m h (ההמל HhML) - Compassion: To have compassion on someone or something. KJV (41): (vf: Paal) pity, compassion - Strongs: H2550 (חָמַל)

N^f1) e l m h (ההמלה HhMLH) - Compassionate: KJV (2): merciful, pitiful - Strongs: H2551 (חֶמְלָה)

a^m) l m h m (מההמל MHhML) - Compassion: KJV (1): pity - Strongs: H4263 (מַחְמָל)

Brown-Driver-Briggs Expanded Definition

[חֶמְלָה] noun feminine compassion, mercy, of ׳י (strictly Infinitive form from חמל, see Ges^{§ 45}, 1 b) — construct עָלָיו׳בְּחֶמְלַת י Genesis 19:16 (J), בְּאַהֲבָתוֺ וּבְחֶמְלָתוֺגְאָלָם Isaiah 63:9.

חֻמְלָה see חמל Infinitive above

Gesenius' Hebrew and Chaldee Definition

חֶמְלָה f. mercy, gentleness, Genesis 19:16; Isaiah 63:9.

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List of Word Forms

בְּחֶמְלַ֥ת בחמלת וּבְחֶמְלָת֖וֹ ובחמלתו bə·ḥem·laṯ bechemLat bəḥemlaṯ ū·ḇə·ḥem·lā·ṯōw ūḇəḥemlāṯōw uvechemlaTo