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Hebrew wordlink #216974

OSHB 2 Chr 36:17 חָמַל (ḩāmal) Strongs=2550 Lemma=‘חָמַל’
contextual word gloss=‘he_had_compassion’ word gloss=‘had_~_compassion’
Morphology=Vqp3ms PoS=qal_verb Type=perfect_(qatal) Person=third Gender=masculine Number=singular
Year=-599

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Other uses (3) of identical word form חָמַל (Morphology=Vqp3ms PoS=qal_verb Type=perfect_(qatal) Person=third Gender=masculine Number=singular) in the Hebrew originals

The word form ‘חָמַל’ (Morphology=Vqp3ms PoS=qal_verb Type=perfect_(qatal) Person=third Gender=masculine Number=singular) has 3 different glosses: ‘he_had_compassion’, ‘he_has_spared’, ‘it_had_compassion’.

1 SAM 15:15 contextual word gloss=‘it_had_compassion’ word gloss=‘spared’ OSHB 1 SAM 15:15 word 6

OET-LV: 15 And_ Shāʼūl _he/it _said from_the_ˊAmālēqite[s] people_brought _them that it _had _compassion the_people on the _best _of the _sheep and_the_cattle so _as to _sacrifice_them to/for_YHWH god _of_your and_DOM the_rest we _totally _destroyed. (SA1_15:15)

OET-RV: 15 “Ah, the warriors took them from the Amalekites,” Sha’ul answered. “They wanted to save the best of the sheep and the cattle in order to sacrifice to your god Yahweh. But we completely destroyed the rest.” (SA1 15:15)

2 CHR 36:15 contextual word gloss=‘he_had_compassion’ word gloss=‘had_compassion’ OSHB 2 CHR 36:15 word 11

OET-LV: 15 And_ YHWH _he _sent the _god _of their _ancestors _of_of to_them by_the _hand _of his _messengers _of_of rising _early and_sending if/because he _had _compassion on people _of_his and_on place _of_his _dwelling. (CH2_36:15)

OET-RV: 15 So Yahweh, the god of their ancestors, sent many messages via his prophets because he felt compassion on his people, and on his residence, (CH2 36:15)

LAM 2:2 contextual word gloss=‘he_has_spared’ word gloss=‘mercy’ OSHB LAM 2:2 word 4

OET-LV: 2 my_master he _has _swallowed _up wwww he _has _spared DOM all _of the _settlements _of Yaˊₐqoⱱ/(Jacob) he _has _torn _down in_his _of_severe _anger the _fortifications _of the _daughter _of Yəhūdāh/(Judah) he _has _made_them_touch (to)_ground he _has _profaned the_kingdom and_its _of_princes. (LAM_2:2)

OET-RV: 2 My master devoured—he didn’t show compassion on all the pastures of Yakov.
⇔ In his fury, he knocked down the fortifications of the daughter of Yehudah.
⇔ He struck the earth with disgrace—the kingdom and its leaders. (LAM 2:2)