Strong H2551חֶמְלָה

compassion

Transliteration
chemlâh
Pronunciation
khem-law'
Morphology
Hebrew Noun (Feminine)

Definition

From H2550; commiseration: - {merciful} pity.

Detailed definition

mercy, pity, compassion

In the Bible

Strong H2551 appears in 2 verses of the KJV.

Translated in the KJV by

  • being1
  • pity1

First verses

  1. 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.
  2. 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.
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