Chemlah חֶמְלָה
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| חֶמְלָה | |
|---|---|
| Transliteration | chemlah |
| Strong's number | H2551 |
| Language | Hebrew |
| Part of speech | feminine noun |
| Gloss | compassion |
| Occurrences | 2 in 2 verses |
| Most frequent in | Genesis (1) |
Chemlah (Hebrew חֶמְלָה, Strong's H2551) is a Hebrew feminine noun meaning “compassion”. It occurs 2 times in 2 verses of the Old Testament.
Definition
mercy, pity, compassion
From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Hebrew (based on the abridged Brown-Driver-Briggs), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
Translated as
| KJV | merciful (1), pity (1) |
|---|---|
| BSB | compassion (2) |
Verses
Every verse with Chemlah, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).
Genesis
- Genesis 19:16And 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.But when Lot hesitated, the men grabbed his hand and the hands of his wife and his two daughters. And they led them safely out of the city, because of the LORD’s compassion for them.
Isaiah
- Isaiah 63:9In 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.In all their distress, He too was afflicted, and the Angel of His Presence saved them. In His love and compassion He redeemed them; He lifted them up and carried them all the days of old.
Notes
- Definition and verse list from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament (TAHOT) and Greek New Testament (TAGNT) and Brief Lexicons, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
- English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).