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Lo-ruhamah

Boyd’s Bible Dictionary:

(unpitied). Hosea’s daughter (Hos. 1:6⁶And 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. (Hosea 1:6)).

Concise Bible Dictionary:

Symbolical name given to Hosea’s daughter. The context shows its meaning to be “not having obtained mercy,” as in the margin. It was given to emphasize the fact that God was going to punish the people of Israel, and take them from the land; though still having mercy for a time on Judah (Hos. 1:6,8⁶And 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. (Hosea 1:6)
⁸Now when she had weaned Lo-ruhamah, she conceived, and bare a son. (Hosea 1:8); compare 1 Pet. 2:10¹⁰Which in time past were not a people, but are now the people of God: which had not obtained mercy, but now have obtained mercy. (1 Peter 2:10)).

Strong’s Dictionary of Hebrew Words:

Number:

3819 (find all occurrences in KJV Bible)

Transliteration:

Lo’

Phonic:

Ruchamah

Meaning:

from 3808 and 7355; not pitied; Lo- Ruchamah, the symbol. name of a son of Hosea

KJV Usage:

Lo-ruhamah

Jackson’s Dictionary of Scripture Proper Names:

not shown mercy

Potts’ Bible Proper Names:

Mercy is not shown by her; the uncompassionate:―daughter of Hosea [RUHAMAH], Hos. 1:6. {Misericordia non est affecta}