Strong H3819לֹא רֻחָ֫מָה

No Mercy

Transliteration: lô' rûchâmâh
Pronunciation: lo roo-khaw-maw'
Morphology: Proper Name (Feminine) of a Person

Definition

From H3808 and H7355; not pitied;
lo {Ruchamah} the symbolical name of a son of Hosea: - Lo-ruhamah.

Meaning of the name

Lo-ruhamah = "no mercy"

Detailed definition

A woman living at the time of Divided Monarchy, first mentioned at Hos.1.6;
daughter of: Hosea (H1954J) and Gomer (H1586H);
sister of: Jezreel (H3157K), Lo-ammi lo am.mi (לֹא עַמִּי "Not My People" H3818))

In the biblical story

Lo-ruhamah

Symbolic name of Hosea's daughter; represents God's withdrawal of mercy

Lo-ruhamah, meaning "not pitied," was the symbolic name given to Hosea's daughter, representing God's withdrawal of mercy from Israel (Hos.1.6,8).

In the Bible

Strong H3819 appears in 2 verses of the KJV.

Translated in the KJV by

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First verses

Hosea 1:6
And she conceived again, and bare a daughter. And God said unto him, Call her name Lo–ruhamah: for I will no more have mercy upon the house of Israel; but I will utterly take them away.
Hosea 1:8
Now when she had weaned Lo–ruhamah, she conceived, and bare a son.