BDB2861
[מַחְמָל] noun [masculine] thing pitied, object of compassion, only construct מַחְמַד עיניכם וּמַחְמַל נַפְשְׁכֶם Ezek 24:21 object of your eyes' desire, and of your soul's compassion.
Strong's Lexicon
H4263
H4263 — מַחמָל
Hebrew / Aramaic entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
Definition / Gloss
| Strong's Number: | H4263 |
|---|---|
| Word: | מַחמָל |
| Part of Speech: | noun masc |
| Etymology: | from H2550 |
| Language: | Hebrew |
| Occurrences: | 1 |
| Transliteration: | machmal |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | makh-mawl' |
| Meaning: | 1. (properly) sympathy 2. (by paronomasia with H4261) delight |
| KJV Renderings: | pitieth. |
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Other Resources
Theological Wordbook of the Old Testament
R. Laird Harris, Gleason L. Archer, and Bruce K. Waltke
Englishman's Hebrew Concordance
מחמל (magh-mahl’)
Concordance entry
- EHCC: Exe.24:21.and that which your soul pitieth; (marg. the pily of your soul) 2 - Pe) ..