H2551: חֶמְלָה
chemlâh · pronounced khem-law' · “compassion”
Definition
commiseration
KJV translates it as: merciful, pity.
Word origin: from H2550 (חָמַל);
Extended definition
mercy, pity, compassion
Brief lexicon based on BDB via STEPBible TBESH (CC BY 4.0).
How H2551 is translated
- the mercy of ×1
- his ×1
Bible verses with H2551 (chemlâh)
Chemlâh appears in 2 verses.
- Genesis 19:16
And while he lingered, the men laid hold upon his hand, and upon the hand of his wife, and upon the hand of his two daughters; the Lord being merciful unto him: and they brought him forth, and set him without the city.
- Isaiah 63:9
In all their affliction he was afflicted, and the angel of his presence saved them: in his love and in his pity he redeemed them; and he bare them, and carried them all the days of old.