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Hebrew Word Study · Strong’s H7349

רַחוּם

ra.chum · “compassionate”

Used 13 times across 7 books

Definition
1) compassionate
1a) always of God with one possible exception
Where it appears
Exodus
1
Deuteronomy
1
2 Chronicles
1
Nehemiah
2
Psalms
6
Joel
1
Jonah
1
In the text
Exodus 34:6And the Lord passed by before him, and proclaimed, The Lord, The Lord God, merciful and gracious, longsuffering, and abundant in goodness and truth,Deuteronomy 4:31(For the Lord thy God is a merciful God;) he will not forsake thee, neither destroy thee, nor forget the covenant of thy fathers which he sware unto them.2 Chronicles 30:9For if ye turn again unto the Lord, your brethren and your children shall find compassion before them that lead them captive, so that they shall come again into this land: for the Lord your God is gracious and merciful, and will not turn away his face from you, if ye return unto him.Nehemiah 9:17And refused to obey, neither were mindful of thy wonders that thou didst among them; but hardened their necks, and in their rebellion appointed a captain to return to their bondage: but thou art a God ready to pardon, gracious and merciful, slow to anger, and of great kindness, and forsookest them not.Nehemiah 9:31Nevertheless for thy great mercies’ sake thou didst not utterly consume them, nor forsake them; for thou art a gracious and merciful God.Psalms 78:38But he, being full of compassion, forgave their iniquity, and destroyed them not: yea, many a time turned he his anger away, and did not stir up all his wrath.Psalms 86:15But thou, O Lord, art a God full of compassion, and gracious, longsuffering, and plenteous in mercy and truth.Psalms 103:8The Lord is merciful and gracious, slow to anger, and plenteous in mercy.Psalms 111:4He hath made his wonderful works to be remembered: the Lord is gracious and full of compassion.Psalms 112:4Unto the upright there ariseth light in the darkness: he is gracious, and full of compassion, and righteous.

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