Strong's H2550 · Hebrew
חָמַל
châmal · /khaw-mal'/
Definition
to commiserate; by implication, to spare
KJV: have compassion, (have) pity, spare.
Root / derivation: a primitive root;
KJV usage breakdown
How the Authorized (KJV) translators rendered חָמַל across 16 verses.
Every occurrence (KJV)
16 verses use this word, grouped by book — the translated form is highlighted.
Deuteronomy1 verse
1 Samuel4 verses
Now go and smite Amalek, and utterly destroy all that they have, and spare them not; but slay both man and woman, infant and suckling, ox and sheep, camel and ass.
1 Samuel 15:9But Saul and the people spared Agag, and the best of the sheep, and of the oxen, and of the fatlings, and the lambs, and all that was good, and would not utterly destroy them: but every thing that was vile and refuse, that they destroyed utterly. fatlings: or, second sort
1 Samuel 15:15And Saul said, They have brought them from the Amalekites: for the people spared the best of the sheep and of the oxen, to sacrifice unto the LORD thy God; and the rest we have utterly destroyed.
1 Samuel 23:21And Saul said, Blessed be ye of the LORD; for ye have compassion on me.
2 Samuel3 verses
And there came a traveller unto the rich man, and he spared to take of his own flock and of his own herd, to dress for the wayfaring man that was come unto him; but took the poor man's lamb, and dressed it for the man that was come to him.
2 Samuel 12:6And he shall restore the lamb fourfold, because he did this thing, and because he had no pity.
2 Samuel 21:7But the king spared Mephibosheth, the son of Jonathan the son of Saul, because of the LORD'S oath that was between them, between David and Jonathan the son of Saul.
2 Chronicles2 verses
And the LORD God of their fathers sent to them by his messengers, rising up betimes, and sending; because he had compassion on his people, and on his dwelling place: by: Heb. by the hand of betimes: that is, continually and carefully
2 Chronicles 36:17Therefore he brought upon them the king of the Chaldees, who slew their young men with the sword in the house of their sanctuary, and had no compassion upon young man or maiden, old man, or him that stooped for age: he gave them all into his hand.
Job4 verses
Then should I yet have comfort; yea, I would harden myself in sorrow: let him not spare; for I have not concealed the words of the Holy One.
Job 16:13His archers compass me round about, he cleaveth my reins asunder, and doth not spare; he poureth out my gall upon the ground.
Job 20:13Though he spare it, and forsake it not; but keep it still within his mouth: within: Heb. in the midst of his palate
Job 27:22For God shall cast upon him, and not spare: he would fain flee out of his hand. he: Heb. in fleeing he would flee
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Frequently asked questions
What does Strong's H2550 (châmal) mean?
to commiserate; by implication, to spare
How many times does H2550 appear in the Bible?
Strong's H2550 (חָמַל) appears in 16 verses of the King James Version, most often translated “spare.”
How is châmal translated in the KJV?
In the KJV, Strong's H2550 is rendered as “spare” (7×), “compassion” (4×), “spared” (4×), “pity” (1×).
Where does the Hebrew word חָמַל come from?
a primitive root;