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HebrewH7349Adjective

רַחוּם

ra.chum

13Occurrences
H7349Strong's #
AdjectivePart of Speech

Definition

Quick Definition(Strong's Concordance)

compassionate

from H7355 (רָחַם);

Full Lexicon Entry(Abbott-Smith)
  1. compassionate 1a) always of God with one possible exception

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Grammar & Morphology

Part of Speech

Adjective

Morphology Code

H:A

Full Description

Hebrew Adjective

Occurrences

רַחוּם appears 13 times in the Old Testament.

Distribution by Book

Psalms
6
Nehemiah
2
2 Chronicles
1
Deuteronomy
1
Exodus
1
Jol
1
Jonah
1

Key Passages

2 Chronicles 30:9BSB

For if you return to the LORD, your brothers and sons will receive mercy in the presence of their captors and will return to this land. For the LORD your God is gracious and merciful; He will not turn His face away from you if you return to Him.”

Exodus 34:6BSB

Then the LORD passed in front of Moses and called out:“The LORD, the LORD God,is compassionate and gracious,slow to anger,abounding in loving devotion and faithfulness,

Jonah 4:2BSB

So he prayed to the LORD, saying, “O LORD, is this not what I said while I was still in my own country? This is why I was so quick to flee toward Tarshish. I knew that You are a gracious and compassionate God, slow to anger, abounding in loving devotion—One who relents from sending disaster.

Nehemiah 9:31BSB

But in Your great compassion,You did not put an end to them;nor did You forsake them,for You are a gracious and compassionate God.

Psalms 111:4BSB

He has caused His wonders to be remembered;the LORD is gracious and compassionate.

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