חֶמְלָהchemlâh
compassion, mercy, of ׳ י (Genesis 19:16; Isaiah 63:9)
Pronunciation: khem-law' · Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament) · H2551
Same root
Where it appears
Appears 2 times in the Bible.
- Genesis 19:16 When Lot still hesitated, the angels seized his hand and the hands of his wife and two daughters and rushed them to safety outside the city, for the Lord was merciful.
- Isaiah 63:9 In all their suffering he also suffered, and he personally rescued them. In his love and mercy he redeemed them. He lifted them up and carried them through all the years.
Source: Brown, Driver and Briggs, Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament (1906), public domain; markup by unfoldingWord, CC BY (github.com/unfoldingWord/Brown-Driver-Briggs-Enhanced).