Word Study · Strong's H2551 · Hebrew

חֶמְלָה

chemlah

khem-law'

Strong's 1890 spelling: chemlâh

“commiseration”

Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain

commiseration

Rendered in the KJV as

merciful, pity.

2
occurrencesin the Old Testament
2 of 39
Old Testament bookswhere the word stands
2
inflected formsdistinct spellings

Across 2 occurrences

The word itself

Inflected forms · 2

בְּחֶמְלַ֥ת1
וּבְחֶמְלָת֖וֹ1

How it is rendered · 2

and in mercy his1
in [the] mercy of1

The sense the word carries at each spot — how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.

How it parses · 2

conjunction (“and”) + preposition + noun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singular1
preposition + noun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)1

Show the grammar codes as tagged

HC/R/Ncfsc/Sp3ms · 1
HR/Ncfsc · 1

All 2, in canonical order

The ledger of occurrences

Where this word lives

Genesis1 of 2 · 50%
Isaiah1 of 2 · 50%

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Genesis1 occurrence

Genesis 19:16בְּחֶמְלַ֥תbechemlatpreposition + noun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)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.here: in [the] mercy of

Isaiah1 occurrence

Isaiah 63:9וּבְחֶמְלָת֖וֹuvechemlatoconjunction (“and”) + preposition + noun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singularIn 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.here: and in mercy his

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