Hebrew Word Study · Strong’s H7355
רָחַם
ra.cham · “to have compassion”
Used 47 times across 14 books
Definition
1) to love, love deeply, have mercy, be compassionate, have tender affection, have compassion
1a) (Qal) to love
1b) (Piel)
1b1) to have compassion, be compassionate
1b1a) of God, man
1c) (Pual) to be shown compassion, be compassionate
1a) (Qal) to love
1b) (Piel)
1b1) to have compassion, be compassionate
1b1a) of God, man
1c) (Pual) to be shown compassion, be compassionate
Where it appears
Exodus2
Deuteronomy2
1 Kings1
2 Kings1
Psalms5
Proverbs1
Isaiah12
Jeremiah10
Lamentations1
Ezekiel1
Hosea7
Micah1
Habakkuk1
Zechariah2
In the text
Exodus 33:19And he said, I will make all my goodness pass before thee, and I will proclaim the name of the Lord before thee; and will be gracious to whom I will be gracious, and will shew mercy on whom I will shew mercy.Deuteronomy 13:18When thou shalt hearken to the voice of the Lord thy God, to keep all his commandments which I command thee this day, to do that which is right in the eyes of the Lord thy God.Deuteronomy 30:3That then the Lord thy God will turn thy captivity, and have compassion upon thee, and will return and gather thee from all the nations, whither the Lord thy God hath scattered thee.1 Kings 8:50And forgive thy people that have sinned against thee, and all their transgressions wherein they have transgressed against thee, and give them compassion before them who carried them captive, that they may have compassion on them:2 Kings 13:23And the Lord was gracious unto them, and had compassion on them, and had respect unto them, because of his covenant with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, and would not destroy them, neither cast he them from his presence as yet.Psalms 18:2The Lord is my rock, and my fortress, and my deliverer; my God, my strength, in whom I will trust; my buckler, and the horn of my salvation, and my high tower.Psalms 102:14For thy servants take pleasure in her stones, and favour the dust thereof.Psalms 103:13Like as a father pitieth his children, so the Lord pitieth them that fear him.Psalms 116:5Gracious is the Lord, and righteous; yea, our God is merciful.Proverbs 28:13He that covereth his sins shall not prosper: but whoso confesseth and forsaketh them shall have mercy.
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