חָמַל

Strong’s Definition

to commiserate; by implication, to spare

Etymology & Derivation

a primitive root;

KJV Usage

have compassion, (have) pity, spare.

Detailed Definition

From the Brown–Driver–Briggs (BDB) Hebrew lexicon outline.

• 1.(qal) to spare, pity, have compassion on

Scholarly Notes

Transliteration: châmal; Pronunciation: khaw-mal'