Lexicon chamal: To spare, to have compassion, to pity Original Word: חָמַל Strong's Exhaustive Concordance have compassion, have pity, spare A primitive root; to commiserate; by implication, to spare -- have compassion, (have) pity, spare. NAS Exhaustive Concordance Word Origina prim. root Definition to spare NASB Translation concern (1), desires (1), had compassion (2), had pity (1), had...compassion (2), have compassion (1), have pity (4), have...pity (1), mercy (1), ruthlessly* (1), show pity (1), spare (11), spared (5), spares (2), sparing (5), unsparing* (1), unwilling (1). Brown-Driver-Briggs חָמַל verb spare (Arabic  ; is bear, become responsible; Aramaic  comportavit, congessit); — Qal Perfect ׳ח 1 Samuel 15:15 3t.; חָמָ֑ל 2 Samuel 12:6; Lamentations 2:17; חָמָ֑לְתָּ Lamentations 2:21; Lamentations 3:43; וְחָמַלְתִּ֫י Malachi 3:17; Imperfect יַחְמֹל Job 16:13 6t.; יַחְמוֺל Job 6:10 3t.; וַיַּחְמֹל 1 Samuel 15:9 3t.; 3 feminine singular וַתַּחְמֹל Exodus 2:6; 2masculine singular תַּחְמֹל Deuteronomy 13:9; 1 Samuel 15:3; אֶחְמֹל Ezekiel 8:18; Ezekiel 9:10; אֶחְמוֺל Jeremiah 13:14 4t.; וָאֶחְמֹל Ezekiel 36:21; יַחְמֹ֑לוּ Isaiah 9:18; תַּחְמְלוּ Jeremiah 50:14; Jeremiah 51:3; תַּחְמֹ֑לוּ Ezekiel 9:5; Infinitive construct חֻמְלָה Ezekiel 16:5 (Ges§ 45, 1. b); — spare, have compassion, with על Exodus 2:6 (E), 1 Samuel 15:3,9,15; 1 Samuel 23:21; 2 Samuel 21:7; 2Chronicles 36:15,17; Jeremiah 15:5; Ezekiel 16:5; Ezekiel 36:21; Job 20:13; Zechariah 11:5,6; Malachi 3:17 (twice in verse); Joel 2:18; Deuteronomy 13:9 ("" חוס followed by על), Jeremiah 21:7 ("" חוס followed by על + רחם), Ezekiel 9:10 ("" חוס followed by עלaccording to ᵑ6 ᵑ7 Co); followed by אֶלֿ Jeremiah 51:3; Isaiah 9:18; note poetic אֶלחֵֿץ ׳אַלתַּֿחְ = spare no arrow Jeremiah 50:14; followed by Infinitive 2 Samuel 12:4; absolute 2 Samuel 12:6; Isaiah 30:14; Lamentations 2:17,21, also Lamentations 2:2 where apparently followed by accusative, Lamentations 3:43; Job 6:10; Job 16:13; Job 27:22; Proverbs 6:34; Habakkuk 1:17; "" חוס Ezekiel 5:11; Ezekiel 7:4 (strike out Co as doubl. of Ezekiel 7:9), Ezekiel 7:9; Ezekiel 8:18; Ezekiel 9:5; Jeremiah 13:14 ("" אחוס and ארחם). Topical Lexicon Word Origin: A primitive rootCorresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: • G140 (αἰσθάνομαι, aisthanomai): To perceive, to feel Usage: The verb חָמַל (chamal) is used in the Hebrew Bible to express the act of showing compassion, pity, or mercy. It often conveys the idea of sparing someone from harm or destruction due to a sense of compassion or mercy. Context: The Hebrew verb חָמַל (chamal) appears in various contexts throughout the Old Testament, often highlighting the theme of mercy and compassion. It is used to describe God's merciful actions towards His people, as well as the expected behavior of individuals towards one another. The term is frequently found in narratives where a decision to spare or show mercy is pivotal. Forms and Transliterations אֶחְמ֑וֹל אֶחְמ֥וֹל אֶחְמ֧וֹל אֶחְמֹ֑ל אֶחְמֽוֹל׃ אחמול אחמול׃ אחמל וְחָמַלְתִּ֣י וַיַּחְמֹ֖ל וַיַּחְמֹ֗ל וַיַּחְמֹ֣ל וַיַּחְמֹל֩ וַתַּחְמֹ֣ל וָאֶחְמֹ֖ל ואחמל וחמלתי ויחמל ותחמל חֲמַלְתֶּ֖ם חָמַ֗ל חָמַ֛ל חָמַ֤ל חָמַ֥ל חָמָ֑ל חָמָֽלְתָּ׃ חָמָֽל׃ חמל חמל׃ חמלת׃ חמלתם יַ֝חְמ֗וֹל יַחְמ֑וֹל יַחְמ֖וֹל יַחְמֹ֑ל יַחְמֹ֖ל יַחְמֹ֣ל יַחְמֹ֤ל יַחְמֹֽלוּ׃ יַחְמֽוֹל׃ יחמול יחמול׃ יחמל יחמלו׃ לְחֻמְלָ֣ה לחמלה תַּחְמְל֖וּ תַּחְמְלוּ֙ תַּחְמֹֽלוּ׃ תַחְמֹ֖ל תַחְמֹ֥ל תחמל תחמלו תחמלו׃ ’eḥ·mō·wl ’eḥ·mōl ’eḥmōl ’eḥmōwl chaMal chaMalta chamalTem echMol ḥā·mā·lə·tā ḥā·mal ḥā·māl ḥă·mal·tem ḥāmal ḥāmāl ḥāmālətā ḥămaltem lə·ḥum·lāh lechumLah ləḥumlāh tachmeLu tachMol tachMolu taḥ·mə·lū taḥ·mō·lū ṯaḥ·mōl taḥməlū ṯaḥmōl taḥmōlū vaechMol vaiyachMol vattachMol vechamalTi wā’eḥmōl wā·’eḥ·mōl wat·taḥ·mōl wattaḥmōl way·yaḥ·mōl wayyaḥmōl wə·ḥā·mal·tî wəḥāmaltî yachMol yachMolu yaḥ·mō·lū yaḥ·mō·wl yaḥ·mōl yaḥmōl yaḥmōlū yaḥmōwlLinks Interlinear Greek • Interlinear Hebrew • Strong's Numbers • Englishman's Greek Concordance • Englishman's Hebrew Concordance • Parallel TextsEnglishman's Concordance Exodus 2:6 HEB: נַ֖עַר בֹּכֶ֑ה וַתַּחְמֹ֣ל עָלָ֔יו וַתֹּ֕אמֶר NAS: was crying. And she had pity on him and said, KJV: wept. And she had compassion on him, and said, INT: boy was crying had on and said Deuteronomy 13:8 1 Samuel 15:3 1 Samuel 15:9 1 Samuel 15:15 1 Samuel 23:21 2 Samuel 12:4 2 Samuel 12:6 2 Samuel 21:7 2 Chronicles 36:15 2 Chronicles 36:17 Job 6:10 Job 16:13 Job 20:13 Job 27:22 Proverbs 6:34 Isaiah 9:19 Isaiah 30:14 Jeremiah 13:14 Jeremiah 15:5 Jeremiah 21:7 Jeremiah 50:14 Jeremiah 51:3 Lamentations 2:2 Lamentations 2:17 41 Occurrences |
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