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Lo-ruhamah
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Not Pitied (Person)
NOT PITIED (PERSON) [Heb lōʾ (לֹא). ruḥāmâ (רֻחָמָה)]. The second child, a daughter, born to the prophet HOSEA and his wife Gomer (Hos 1:6, 8). Her name is explained (v 6) as a sign that God will “no more have pity on the house of Israel.” The Hebrew word translated “pitied” (rḥm) also has the broader

Ruhamah
Ruhamah. One of two symbolic names showing God’s altered perspective toward Israel from one of hostility to one of mercy. God’s attitude of displeasure was symbolized by the name Lo-ruhamah (meaning, “not pitied”), which Hosea named his daughter. God was withdrawing his compassion on Israel because of

Lo-Ruhamah
Lo-Ruhamah lō-roo;-hăʹm+ [Heb. lōʾ ruḥāmâ—‘not shown compassion’ (cf. RSV “Not pitied”); LXX Gk. Ouk ēle ēménē, translation rather than transliteration]. The AV and NEB transliteration of the name of the second child (only daughter) born to the prophet Hosea and his wife Gomer, ca 758 b.c.

Ruhamah
RUHAMAH One of two symbolic names showing God’s altered perspective toward Israel from one of hostility to one of mercy. God’s attitude of displeasure was symbolized by the name Lo-ruhamah (meaning “Not pitied”), which Hosea named his daughter. God had withdrawn his compassion from Israel because of

Lo-Ruhamah
LO-RUHAMAH. A daughter, born to Gomer, Hosea’s wife (Hos 1:6) whose Heb. name means “not pitied.” As in the case of Hosea’s other children, Jezreel and Lo-ammi, the name Lo-ruhamah symbolizes the spiritual condition of Israel (the northern kingdom) in the time of Hosea. This kingdom had reached such
Ruhamah
Six columns of the Temple of Jupiter still stand majestically among the ruins of Baalbek. HFVRUHAMAH. A symbolic name (“she has obtained mercy”) applied to the daughters of the prophet Hosea. It was a prophecy and promise of the restoration of Israel when they should have repented and returned to

Ruhamah
RUHAMAH (Heb. ruḥāmâ, ‘pitied’). A symbolic name of Israel (Ho. 2:1, av; cf. Rom. 9:25–26; 1 Pet. 2:10) used to indicate the return of God’s mercy. A play on words is involved, for the second child of Gomer, wife of *Hosea, was called Loruhamah (‘unpitied’), denoting a time when God had turned his


Ruhamah
Ruhamah [rōō hāˊmə]. A new name given to Hosea’s daughter (KJV, Hos. 2:1 [MT 3]). See Not Pitied.

Lo-ruhamah
Lo-ruha´mah (the uncompassionated), the name of the daughter of Hosea the prophet, given to denote the utterly ruined condition of the kingdom of Israel. Hos. 1:6.

Lo-Ruhamah
LO-RUHA´MAH (lō-rū-haʹma; “not pitied, not favored”). The name divinely given to the second child (a daughter) of the prophet Hosea (1:6) to indicate that the Lord would not continue to show compassion toward the rebellious nation, as He up to this time had done under Jeroboam II (2 Kings 13:23). In
Ruhamah
RUHA´MAH (rū-haʹma; “she has received mercy”). A figurative title applied to the daughter of the prophet Hosea, signifying that God would restore Israel to favor (Hos. 2:1) on condition of their repenting and returning to Him. Both Peter (1 Pet. 2:10) and Paul (Rom. 9:25–26) quote this prophecy with
