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Bible Lexicons

Old Testament Hebrew Lexical DictionaryHebrew Lexicon

Strong's #7355 - רָחַם

Transliteration

râcham

Phonetics

raw-kham'

Origin

a primitive root

Parts of Speech

verb

TWOT

2146

Definition

Brown-Driver-Briggs
Strong

Brown-Driver-Briggs' Definition

to love, love deeply, have mercy, be compassionate, have tender affection, have compassion
1. (Qal) to love
2. (Piel)
  1. to have compassion, be compassionate
    1. of God, man
3. (Pual) to be shown compassion, be compassionate

Greek Equivalent Words:

Strong #: 3627 ‑ οἰκτείρω (oyk‑ti'‑ro); 3870 ‑ παρακαλέω (par‑ak‑al‑eh'‑o); 1653 ‑ ἐλεέω (el‑eh‑eh'‑o); 25 ‑ ἀγαπάω (ag‑ap‑ah'‑o);

Frequency Lists

Book
Word

Verse Results

ASV (46)

Exodus 2

Deuteronomy 2

1 Kings 1

2 Kings 1

Psalms 4

Proverbs 1

Isaiah 12

Jeremiah 10

Lamentations 1

Ezekiel 1

Hosea 7

Micah 1

Habakkuk 1

Zechariah 2

BSB (46)

Exodus 2

Deuteronomy 2

1 Kings 1

2 Kings 1

Psalms 5

Proverbs 1

Isaiah 12

Jeremiah 10

Lamentations 1

Ezekiel 1

Hosea 7

Micah 1

Habakkuk 1

Zechariah 2

CSB (40)

Exodus 2

Deuteronomy 2

1 Kings 1

2 Kings 1

Psalms 5

Proverbs 1

Isaiah 12

Jeremiah 9

Lamentations 1

Ezekiel 1

Hosea 7

Micah 1

Habakkuk 1

Zechariah 2

ESV (46)

Exodus 2

Deuteronomy 2

1 Kings 1

2 Kings 1

Psalms 5

Proverbs 1

Isaiah 12

Jeremiah 10

Lamentations 1

Ezekiel 1

Hosea 7

Micah 1

Habakkuk 1

Zechariah 2

KJV (47)

Exodus 2

Deuteronomy 2

1 Kings 1

2 Kings 1

Psalms 5

Proverbs 1

Isaiah 12

Jeremiah 10

Lamentations 1

Ezekiel 1

Hosea 7

Micah 1

Habakkuk 1

Zechariah 2

LEB (44)

Exodus 2

Deuteronomy 2

1 Kings 1

2 Kings 1

Psalms 5

Proverbs 1

Isaiah 12

Jeremiah 8

Lamentations 1

Ezekiel 1

Hosea 6

Micah 1

Habakkuk 1

Zechariah 2

LSB (118)

Exodus 4

Deuteronomy 6

1 Kings 3

2 Kings 3

Psalms 9

Proverbs 2

Isaiah 36

Jeremiah 23

Lamentations 2

Ezekiel 3

Hosea 17

Micah 3

Habakkuk 1

Zechariah 6

N95 (83)

Exodus 4

Deuteronomy 4

1 Kings 2

2 Kings 4

Proverbs 2

Isaiah 24

Jeremiah 18

Lamentations 2

Ezekiel 2

Hosea 13

Micah 2

Habakkuk 1

Zechariah 5

NAS (118)

Exodus 4

Deuteronomy 4

1 Kings 2

2 Kings 4

Psalms 8

Proverbs 2

Isaiah 24

Jeremiah 18

Lamentations 2

Ezekiel 2

Hosea 13

Micah 2

Habakkuk 1

Zechariah 5

NLT (0)

The World English Bible
did not use
this Strong's Number

WEB (47)

Exodus 2

Deuteronomy 2

1 Kings 1

2 Kings 1

Psalms 5

Proverbs 1

Isaiah 12

Jeremiah 10

Lamentations 1

Ezekiel 1

Hosea 7

Micah 1

Habakkuk 1

Zechariah 2

ASV (46)

and have compassion 4

and have mercy 2

and have no mercy 2

and he will have mercy 1

and i will have mercy 1

and they shall have no pity 1

and will have compassion 1

and will have mercy on them 1

and will show mercy 1

but i will have mercy 1

findeth mercy 1

for him; i will surely 1

for i have mercy 1

have compassion 1

have i had mercy on thee 1

have mercy 2

how long wilt thou not have mercy 1

is merciful 1

mercy 1

neither will he have compassion 1

nor have compassion 1

nor have mercy 1

on whom i will show mercy 1

pitieth 2

ruhamah 1

that hath mercy on thee 1

that he may have mercy 2

that she should not have compassion 1

that they may have compassion on them 1

them shall obtain mercy 1

them will not have compassion 1

them: for he that hath mercy 1

unto them, and had compassion 1

upon her that had not obtained mercy 1

will have compassion 1

will i have mercy 1

will i have no mercy 1

yet will he have compassion 1

BSB (46)

and had compassion on them 1

and have compassion 2

and have compassion on them 1

and have compassion on you 1

and he will have compassion 2

and i will have compassion 1

and i will have compassion on 1

and will have compassion 1

compassion 5

compassion on them 1

find compassion 1

for him 1

has compassion 2

have compassion 1

have compassion on them 1

have compassion on us 1

he who has compassion on them 1

he will show compassion 1

i have compassion 1

i have compassion on them 1

i have great compassion 1

i love you 1

i will have compassion 1

i will have compassion on you 1

i will show you mercy 1

is full of compassion 1

mercy 4

my loved one 1

or lack compassion 1

show you compassion 1

that he may have compassion 1

to show them mercy 1

to show you compassion 1

who has compassion on you 1

will find mercy 1

will have compassion 1

CSB (40)

and have compassion 1

compassion 21

compassion.' 1

compassionate 4

has compassion 2

have compassion 5

love 1

mercy 1

receives compassion 1

show compassion 1

show you compassion 1

will find mercy 1

ESV (46)

compassion 18

love 1

merciful 1

mercy 18

obtain mercy 1

pity 2

show mercy 2

shows compassion 2

surely 1

KJV (47)

compassion 8

love 1

merciful 1

mercy 32

pitieth 2

pity 1

ruhamah 1

surely 1

LEB (44)

according to 1

and he will have compassion on 1

and he will have compassion upon you 1

and he will take pity on 1

and i will have compassion on 2

and i will have compassion on them 1

and i will show compassion to 1

and take pity on 1

but i will have compassion on 1

finds mercy 1

have 1

have compassion on 1

have compassion on him 1

have pity on 1

having compassion on 1

he who takes pity on 1

i have compassion on them 1

i have taken pity on you 1

i love you 1

i will have pity on lo 1

i will have pity on 1

i will show compassion 1

is merciful 1

mercy 2

on 1

on us 1

pities 2

ruhamah 1

show compassion 1

show mercy on 1

surely i will have compassion on him 1

that he may take pity on him 1

them and showed compassion to 1

they may have compassion on them 1

to show compassion 1

to show you mercy 1

to you and he may continue to show compassion 1

who has compassion on you 1

will have compassion on 1

will he show compassion 1

will obtain mercy 1

LSB (118)

compassion 43

compassionate 1

finds 1

for 1

had 2

has 4

have 28

love 1

obtained 1

on 28

receive 1

return 1

ruhamah 1

show 3

surely 1

to 1

N95 (83)

compassion 32

find 1

finds 1

had 5

has 2

have 29

mercy 7

obtained 1

pity 1

ruhamah 1

show 2

surely 1

NAS (118)

certainly 1

compassion 30

compassionate 1

find 1

finds 1

had 3

has 5

have 22

love 1

mercy 7

obtained 1

on 30

pity 6

ruhamah 1

show 2

take 6

NLT (0)

The World English Bible
did not use
this Strong's Number

WEB (47)

and have compassion 4

and have mercy 2

and have no mercy 2

and he will have mercy 1

and i will have mercy 1

and they shall have no pity 1

and will have compassion 1

and will have mercy on them 1

and will show mercy 1

but i will have mercy 1

finds mercy 1

for i have mercy 1

for i will no longer have mercy 1

has compassion 2

have compassion 1

have i had mercy on you 1

have mercy 1

how long will you not have mercy 1

i love 1

i will have no mercy 1

is merciful 1

mercy 1

neither will he have compassion 1

nor have compassion 1

nor have mercy 1

on her who had not obtained mercy 1

on whom i will show mercy 1

that he may have mercy 2

that she should not have compassion 1

that they may have compassion on them 1

them finds mercy 1

them will not have compassion 1

who has mercy on you 1

will have compassion 1

will i have mercy 1

yet he will have compassion 1

Ancient Hebrew Lexicon Definitions

2762) m h r (רההמ RHhM) AC: ? CO: Bowels AB: Compassion: The bowels are the seat of compassion. [from: kr- as the loins]

V) m h r (רההמ RHhM) - Compassion: KJV (47): (vf: Paal, Pual, Piel) mercy, compassion, pity, love, merciful - Strongs: H7355 (רָחַם)

N^m) m h r (רההמ RHhM) - I. Bowels:The belly or womb. II. Compassion:As the belly being the seat of compassion. [Hebrew and Aramaic] III. Racham:An unknown bird. KJV (73): mercy, compassion, womb, bowels, pity, damsel, tender love, matrix, eagle - Strongs: H7356 (רַחֲמִים), H7358 (רֶחֶם), H7359 (רַחֲמִין), H7360 (רָחָמָה)

N^f1) e m h r (רההמה RHhMH) - Womb: KJV (1): two, eagle - Strongs: H7361 (רַחֲמָה)

d^m) m f h r (רההומ RHhWM) - Compassionate: KJV (13): merciful, compassion - Strongs: H7349 (רַחוּם)

mf^m) i n m h r (רההמני RHhMNY) - Compassionate: KJV (1): pitiful - Strongs: H7362 (רַחֲמָנִי)

Brown-Driver-Briggs Expanded Definition

[רָחַם] verb denominative love.

Pi`el have compassion; —

Qal Imperfect 1 singular suffix אֶרְחָֽמְךָ Psalm 18:2 I love thee (perhaps gloss; see not in "" 2 Samuel 22:2; Hi Ch SS Gerber read אֲרֹמִמְךָ).

Pi`el Perfect 3 masculine singular רִחַם Psalm 103:13 +; suffix וְרִחַמְךָ consecutive Deuteronomy 13:18, etc.; Imperfect 3 masculine singular יְרַחֵם Isaiah 9:16 +; suffix יְרַחֲמֵהוּ Isaiah 55:7, etc.; Infinitive absolute רַחְֵ Jeremiah 31:20; Habakkuk 3:2; construct רַחֵם Isaiah 49:15; Psalm 103:13; suffix רַחֶמְכֶם Isaiah 30:18; Participle מְרַחֵם Psalm 116:5, etc.; — have compassion, compassionate; —

1 usually of God: with accusative of his people, Exodus 33:19 (twice in verse) (J) Deuteronomy 13:18; Deuteronomy 30:3; 2 Kings 13:23; Isaiah 9:16; Isaiah 14:1; Isaiah 27:11; Isaiah 30:18; Isaiah 49:10,13; Isaiah 54:8,10; Isaiah 55:7; Isaiah 60:10; Jeremiah 12:15; Jeremiah 30:18; Jeremiah 31:20 (twice in verse); Jeremiah 33:26; Ezekiel 39:25; Hosea 1:6,7; Hosea 2:6; Hosea 2:25; Micah 7:19; Zechariah 1:12; Zechariah 10:6; Psalm 102:14; with עַל Psalm 103:13; absolute Jeremiah 13:14; Habakkuk 3:2; Psalm 116:5; Lamentations 3:32.

2 of Prayer of Manasseh , usually a conqueror: with accusative 1 Kings 8:50; Jeremiah 42:12; absolute Jeremiah 6:23; Jeremiah 21:7; Jeremiah 50:42; elsewhere of children, with accusative Isaiah 13:18; Isaiah 49:15; with עַל Psalm 103:13.

Pu`al Perfect 3 feminine singular רֻחָ֑מָה Hosea 2:3; Hosea 2:25 (Ges^{§ 152 a} N. Kö^{i. 270}); — Imperfect 3 masculine singular יְרֻחַם Hosea 14:4; יְרֻחָ֑ם Proverbs 28:13; be shewn compassion, compassionated: of orphans Hosea 14:4; children of Israel wife of Yahweh Hosea 2:3; Hosea 2:25 (compare ׳לארֿ Hosea 1:6,8, p. 520); penitent sinner Proverbs 28:13.

Gesenius' Hebrew and Chaldee Definition

רָחַם fut. יִרְחֹם [“prop. to be soft;” hence-] to love, Psalms 18:2. (Syr. ܪܚܰܡ, Arab. رَحِمَ and رَخِمَ id. The primary idea appears to be in cherishing, soothing, and in a gentle emotion of the mind; compare רָחַף.)

Piel רִחַם, inf. רַחֵם, fut. יְרְחֵם to behold with tenderest affection, to compassionate, followed by an acc. Exodus 33:19; Deuteronomy 13:18, 30:3 followed by עַל Psalms 103:13 used of the love of parents towards their children, Psa. loc. cit.; Isaiah 49:15 and of the compassion of God towards men, Psalms 116:5.

Pual רֻחַם to obtain mercy, Proverbs 28:13; Hosea 14:4 compare 1:6.

Derivatives, רָחָם-רַחְמָנִי, רַחוּם, and pr.n. רְחוּם, יְרֹחַם, יְרַחְמְאֵל, לֹא רֻחָמָה.

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List of Word Forms

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