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HebrewH2347Verb

חוּס

chus

22Occurrences
H2347Strong's #
VerbPart of Speech

Definition

Quick Definition(Strong's Concordance)

properly, to cover, i.e. (figuratively) to compassionate

a primitive root;

Full Lexicon Entry(Abbott-Smith)
(Qal) to pity, have compassion, spare, look upon with compassion

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Grammar & Morphology

Part of Speech

Verb

Morphology Code

H:V

Full Description

Hebrew Verb

Occurrences

חוּס appears 22 times in the Old Testament.

Distribution by Book

Ezk
9
Deuteronomy
4
Jeremiah
2
Jonah
2
Genesis
1
Isaiah
1
Jol
1
Nehemiah
1

Key Passages

Deuteronomy 19:13BSB

You must show him no pity. You are to purge from Israel the guilt of shedding innocent blood, that it may go well with you.

Ezk 16:5BSB

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Ezk 7:4BSB

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Ezk 9:10BSB

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Jeremiah 21:7BSB

‘After that,’ declares the LORD, ‘I will hand over Zedekiah king of Judah, his officers, and the people in this city who survive the plague and sword and famine, to Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon and to their enemies who seek their lives. He will put them to the sword; he will not spare them or show pity or compassion.’

Lexicon data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge) under CC BY 4.0 license.