Lo-ruhamah — the meaning of the Hebrew name לֹא רֻחָמָה

לֹא רֻחָמָה

Lôʼ Ruchâmâh · pronounced lo roo-khaw-maw' · Strong's H3819 · a woman

Lo-ruhamah means not pitied.

Built from

לֹא lôʼ (from, H3808) — (Deuteronomy 3:11), a primitive particle open in the lexicon ›

רָחַם râcham (and, H7355) — to fondle open in the lexicon ›

Strong's definition

from H3808 and H7355; not pitied; Lo-Ruchamah, the symbolic name of a son of Hosea.

First appearance

Hos 1:6 And she conceived again, and bare a daughter. And God said unto him, Call her name Lo–ruhamah: for I will no more have mercy upon the house of Israel; but I will utterly take them away. (KJV)

Every verse that names Lo-ruhamah

2 occurrences in 2 verses — Hosea

Hos 1:6Hos 1:8

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