חָמַלchâmal

Meanings

Same root

• חָמוּלChâmûwl · H2538Chamul, an Israelite
• חֶמְלָהchemlâh · H2551commiseration
• מַחְמָלmachmâl · H4263properly, sympathy;

Where it appears

Appears 41 times in the Bible.

• Exodus 2:6 When the princess opened it, she saw the baby. The little boy was crying, and she felt sorry for him. “This must be one of the Hebrew children,” she said.
• Deuteronomy 13:8 But do not give in or listen. Have no pity, and do not spare or protect them.
• 1 Samuel 15:3 Now go and completely destroy the entire Amalekite nation—men, women, children, babies, cattle, sheep, goats, camels, and donkeys.”
• 1 Samuel 15:9 Saul and his men spared Agag’s life and kept the best of the sheep and goats, the cattle, the fat calves, and the lambs—everything, in fact, that appealed to them. They destroyed only what was worthless or of poor quality.
• 1 Samuel 15:15 “It’s true that the army spared the best of the sheep, goats, and cattle,” Saul admitted. “But they are going to sacrifice them to the Lord your God. We have destroyed everything else.”
• 1 Samuel 23:21 “The Lord bless you,” Saul said. “At last someone is concerned about me!