This noun appears in Hosea's oracle where God declares, 'I will ransom them from Sheol… O Sheol, where is your compassion?' The term comes from the root meaning 'to repent, relent, be comforted.' It can indicate God's relenting from judgment or human remorse. In context, Hosea depicts God calling on Death and Sheol as instruments of judgment, demanding they show no mercy. The word captures that pivotal moment when anger might turn to compassion—which here, it doesn't.