חָמַל
cha.mal
“to spare”
Definition
to commiserate; by implication, to spare
a primitive root;
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Grammar & Morphology
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Hebrew Verb
Occurrences
חָמַל appears 38 times in the Old Testament.
Distribution by Book
Key Passages
Now go and attack the Amalekites and devote to destruction all that belongs to them. Do not spare them, but put to death men and women, children and infants, oxen and sheep, camels and donkeys.’”
Because he has done this thing and has shown no pity, he must pay for the lamb four times over.”
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Who will have pity on you, O Jerusalem?Who will mourn for you?Who will turn asideto ask about your welfare?
It still brings me comfort,and joy through unrelenting pain,that I have not deniedthe words of the Holy One.
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