חָמַל (châmal) — Have Compassion
Hebrew word study: חָמַל (châmal), Strong's H2550. to commiserate; by implication, to spare
Approximate — computer-generated, not a recording of historical speech.
to commiserate; by implication, to spare
KJV translation words: have compassion, (have) pity, spare.
Strong's H2550 is tagged on 41 words in 40 verses across 15 books of the word-by-word Hebrew and Aramaic Old Testament text on this site. It first appears in Exodus 2:6 and last appears in Malachi 3:17.
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Books where it appears most
Verses (first 25 of 40)
- Exodus 2:6 — וַתַּחְמֹל — and she had compassion
- Deuteronomy 13:8 — תַחְמֹל — you will spare him
- 1 Samuel 15:3 — תַחְמֹל — you must have compassion
- 1 Samuel 15:9 — וַיַּחְמֹל — and he had compassion
- 1 Samuel 15:15 — חָמַל — it had compassion
- 1 Samuel 23:21 — חֲמַלְתֶּם — you have had compassion
- 2 Samuel 12:4 — וַיַּחְמֹל — and he spared
- 2 Samuel 12:6 — חָמָל — he showed pity
- 2 Samuel 21:7 — וַיַּחְמֹל — and he had compassion
- 2 Chronicles 36:15 — חָמַל — he had compassion
- 2 Chronicles 36:17 — חָמַל — he had compassion
- Job 6:10 — יַחְמוֹל — it relents
- Job 16:13 — יַחְמוֹל — he has compassion
- Job 20:13 — יַחְמֹל — he spares
- Job 27:22 — יַחְמֹל — he will show pity
- Proverbs 6:34 — יַחְמוֹל — he will have compassion
- Isaiah 9:19 — יַחְמֹלוּ — they spared
- Isaiah 30:14 — יַחְמֹל — anyone will spare
- Jeremiah 13:14 — אֶחְמוֹל — I will show pity
- Jeremiah 15:5 — יַחְמֹל — will he have compassion
- Jeremiah 21:7 — יַחְמֹל — he will show pity
- Jeremiah 50:14 — תַּחְמְלוּ — you spare
- Jeremiah 51:3 — תַּחְמְלוּ — you spare
- Lamentations 2:2 — חָמַל — he has spared
- Lamentations 2:17 — חָמָל — he has spared
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Related entries
Entries whose derivation names this word: H2538 חָמוּל (Châmûwl), H2551 חֶמְלָה (chemlâh), H4263 מַחְמָל (machmâl).
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Frequently asked questions
What does châmal (H2550) mean?
To commiserate; by implication, to spare.
How is H2550 translated in the KJV?
The KJV translates H2550 as: have compassion, (have) pity, spare..
How often does חָמַל (châmal) appear?
Strong's H2550 is tagged on 41 words in 40 verses across 15 books of the word-by-word Hebrew and Aramaic Old Testament text on this site. It first appears in Exodus 2:6 and last appears in Malachi 3:17.
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