רָחַם
ra.cham
“to have compassion”
Definition
to fondle; by implication, to love, especially to compassionate
a primitive root;
- 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
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Grammar & Morphology
Verb
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Hebrew Verb
Occurrences
רָחַם appears 35 times in the Old Testament.
Distribution by Book
Key Passages
May You forgive Your people who have sinned against You and all the transgressions they have committed against You, and may You grant them compassion in the eyes of their captors to show them mercy.
Yet I will have compassion on the house of Judah, and I will save them—not by bow or sword or war, not by horses and cavalry, but by the LORD their God.”
“Can a woman forget her nursing child,or lack compassion for the son of her womb?Even if she could forget,I will not forget you!
‘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.’
Even if He causes grief, He will show compassionaccording to His abundant loving devotion.
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