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רַחוּם (rahum)

רַחוּם (rahum) (Hebrew Lexicon • H7349 • compassionate, merciful): compassionate, merciful. Compassionate, deeply sympathetic, full of tender mercy; expressing divine pity toward frail human creatures. It is closely linked with נָחַם (naham) (Hebrew Lexicon • H5162 • to comfort, relent, have compassion): to comfort, relent, have compassion. To sigh deeply, breathe with relief, comfort, relent, have compassion; God comforting His afflicted people ('Comfort, comfort My people', Isaiah 40:1 ).

Scripture Witness (KJV) & Canonical Context

Primary KJV scripture witnesses include Psalms 118:11 : "They compassed me about; yea, they compassed me about: but in the name of the Lord I will destroy them."; Hebrews 5:2 : "Who can have compassion on the ignorant, and on them that are out of the way; for that he himself also is compassed with infirmity."; Romans 9:15 : "For he saith to Moses , I will have mercy on whom I will have mercy, and I will have compassion on whom I will have compassion.". Related canonical books and chapters: Hebrews 5 ( Hebrews • Chapter 5 (14 verses)), Mark 8 ( Mark • Chapter 8 (38 verses)), Romans 9 ( Romans • Chapter 9 (33 verses)).

Connected Topics & Entities Book/Chapter Verse Person Place Lexicon Theology Commentary

Topics, People & Places (36)

רַחוּם
rahum
H7349 Hebrew
compassionate, merciful

compassionate, merciful. Compassionate, deeply sympathetic, full of tender mercy; expressing divine pity toward frail human creatures.

נָחַם
naham
H5162 Hebrew
to comfort, relent, have compassion

to comfort, relent, have compassion. To sigh deeply, breathe with relief, comfort, relent, have compassion; God comforting His afflicted people ('Comfort, comfort My people', Isaiah 40:1).

רָחַם
raham
H7355 Hebrew
to have deep compassion, love tenderly

to have deep compassion, love tenderly. To love deeply from the womb (rechem), cherish tenderly, exercise paternal/maternal compassion toward helpless children (Psalm 103:13).

רַחֲמִים
rahamim
H7356 Hebrew
compassion, tender mercies, bowels of pity

compassion, tender mercies, bowels of pity. Plural of intensity expressing boundless tender mercies and deep maternal yearning of God for His backsliding children.

יָתוֹם
yatom
H3490 Hebrew
orphan, fatherless child

orphan, fatherless child. Fatherless child, orphan; triad of vulnerable persons (with widow and alien) under God's special covenant protection.

ἔλεος
eleos
G1656 Greek
mercy, pity, compassion

mercy, pity, compassion. Primary meaning: mercy, pity, compassion. Strong's: compassion (human or divine, especially active). Lexical nuances: mercy, pity, compassion ;

רַחֲמִין
rahamin
H7359 Hebrew
mercies, compassion

mercies, compassion. Mercies; sought from the God of heaven to reveal hidden mysteries and preserve life (Daniel 2:18).

οἰκτείρω
oikteiro
G3627 Greek
to pity, have compassion

to pity, have compassion. Primary meaning: to pity, have compassion. Strong's: to exercise pity. Lexical nuances: to pity , have compassion on. c. acc. pers., Ro 9:15 (LXX) .†

ἐλεέω
eleeo
G1653 Greek
to have pity, mercy on, to show mercy, to have pity

to have pity, mercy on, to show mercy, to have pity. Primary meaning: to have pity, mercy on, to show mercy, to have pity, mercy shown one. Strong's: to compassionate (by word or deed, specially, by divine grace). Lexical nuances: to have pity or mercy on, to show mercy : absol., Ro 9:16 12:8 ; c. acc, Mt 9:27 15:22 17:15 18:33 20:30 , 31 , Mk 5:19 10:47 , 48 , Lk 16:24 17:13 18:38 , 39 , Ro 9:15 , 18 11:32 , Phl 2:27 , Ju 22 . Pass., to have pity or mercy shown one (EV, obtain mercy): Mt 5:7 , Ro 11:30 , 31 , I Co 7:25 , II Co 4:1 , I Ti 1:13 , 16 , I Pe 2:10 .†

οἰκτιρμός
oiktirmos
G3628 Greek
compassion, pity, a heart of compassion

compassion, pity, a heart of compassion. Primary meaning: compassion, pity, a heart of compassion. Strong's: pity. Lexical nuances: compassion , pity : σπλάγχνα οἰκτιρμοῦ , a heart of compassion , Col 3:12 ; in pl. (as LXX for Heb. רַחֲמִים ), οἰ. τ. θεοῦ , Ro 12:1 , He 10:28 ; ὁ πατὴρ τῶν οἰ , II Co 1:3 ; σπλάγχνα κ. οἰ. , Phl 2:1 .†

Hebrews 5
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Hebrews • Chapter 5 (14 verses)

For every high priest taken from among men is ordained for men in things pertaining to God, that he may offer both gifts and sacrifices for sins: Who can have compassion on the ignorant, and on them that are out of the way; for that he himself also is compassed with infirmity. An... Mentions: Aaron , Yeshua the Messiah .

Mark 8
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Mark • Chapter 8 (38 verses)

In those days the multitude being very great, and having nothing to eat, Jesus called his disciples unto him, and saith unto them, I have compassion on the multitude, because they have now been with me three days, and have nothing to eat: And if I send them away fasting to their ... Mentions: Yeshua the Messiah , Dalmanutha , Bethsaida , Caesarea Philippi .

Romans 9
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Romans • Chapter 9 (33 verses)

I say the truth in Christ , I lie not, my conscience also bearing me witness in the Holy Ghost, That I have great heaviness and continual sorrow in my heart. For I could wish that myself were accursed from Christ for my brethren, my kinsmen according to the flesh: Mentions: Yeshua the Messiah, Jacob/Israel , Abram/Abraham , Isaac , Esau ( Edom ), Esau, Sodom .

The Wisdom of Jesus the Son of Sirach, or Ecclesiasticus • Chapter 5 (15 verses)

Set not your heart upon your goods; And say not, They are sufficient for me. Follow not your own mind and your strength, To walk in the desires of your heart; And say not, Who shall have dominion over me? For the Lord will surely take vengeance on you.

Lamentations 3
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Lamentations • Chapter 3 (66 verses)

I am the man that hath seen affliction by the rod of his wrath. He hath led me, and brought me into darkness, but not into light. Surely against me is he turned; he turneth his hand against me all the day.

The Wisdom of Jesus the Son of Sirach, or Ecclesiasticus • Chapter 2 (18 verses)

My son, if you come to serve the Lord, Prepare your soul for temptation. Set your heart aright, and constantly endure, And make not haste in time of calamity. Cleave to him, and depart not, That you may be increased at your latter end.

Matthew 14
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Matthew • Chapter 14 (36 verses)

At that time Herod the tetrarch heard of the fame of Jesus , And said unto his servants, This is John the Baptist; he is risen from the dead; and therefore mighty works do shew forth themselves in him. For Herod had laid hold on John , and bound him, and put him in prison for Herod... Mentions: Yeshua the Messiah , Gennesaret .

1 Peter 3
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1 Peter • Chapter 3 (22 verses)

Likewise, ye wives, be in subjection to your own husbands; that, if any obey not the word, they also may without the word be won by the conversation of the wives; While they behold your chaste conversation coupled with fear. Whose adorning let it not be that outward adorning of p... Mentions: Abram/Abraham , Yeshua the Messiah , Noah .

The Fourth Book of the Maccabees • Chapter 8 (27 verses)

Then, indeed, vehemently swayed with passion, he commanded to bring others of the adult Hebrews , and if they would eat of the unclean thing, to let them go when they had eaten; but if they objected, to torment them more grievously. The tyrant having given this charge, seven breth...

Psalms 86
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Psalms • Chapter 86 (17 verses)

Bow down thine ear, O Lord, hear me: for I am poor and needy. Preserve my soul; for I am holy: O thou my God, save thy servant that trusteth in thee. Be merciful unto me, O Lord: for I cry unto thee daily.

Exodus 2
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Exodus • Chapter 2 (25 verses)

And there went a man of the house of Levi , and took to wife a daughter of Levi . And the woman conceived, and bare a son: and when she saw him that he was a goodly child, she hid him three months. And when she could not longer hide him, she took for him an ark of bulrushes, and da... Mentions: Levi, Moses , Midian , Reuel , Gershon ( Gershom ), Egypt .

Deuteronomy 30
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Deuteronomy • Chapter 30 (20 verses)

And it shall come to pass, when all these things are come upon thee, the blessing and the curse, which I have set before thee, and thou shalt call them to mind among all the nations, whither the Lord thy God hath driven thee, And shalt return unto the Lord thy God, and shalt obey... Mentions: Abram/Abraham , Isaac , Jacob/Israel , Jordan .

Psalms 111
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Psalms • Chapter 111 (10 verses)

Praise ye the Lord. I will praise the Lord with my whole heart, in the assembly of the upright, and in the congregation. The works of the Lord are great, sought out of all them that have pleasure therein. His work is honourable and glorious: and his righteousness endureth for eve...

Ezekiel 16
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Ezekiel • Chapter 16 (63 verses)

Again the word of the Lord came unto me, saying, Son of man, cause Jerusalem to know her abominations, And say, Thus saith the Lord God unto Jerusalem ; Thy birth and thy nativity is of the land of Canaan ; thy father was an Amorite, and thy mother an Hittite. Mentions: Canaan , Jerusalem, Chaldea , Samaria , Sodom .

Psalms 112
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Psalms • Chapter 112 (10 verses)

Praise ye the Lord. Blessed is the man that feareth the Lord, that delighteth greatly in his commandments. His seed shall be mighty upon earth: the generation of the upright shall be blessed. Wealth and riches shall be in his house: and his righteousness endureth for ever.

Psalms 145
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Psalms • Chapter 145 (21 verses)

I will extol thee, my God, O king; and I will bless thy name for ever and ever. Every day will I bless thee; and I will praise thy name for ever and ever. Great is the Lord, and greatly to be praised; and his greatness is unsearchable.

The Second Book of the Maccabees • Chapter 8 (36 verses)

But Judas , who is also called Maccabaeus, and they that were with him, making their way privily into the villages, called to them their kinsfolk; and taking to them such as had continued in the Jews’ religion, gathered together as many as six thousand. And they called upon the L... Mentions: Judas , Simon , Joseph , Jonathan , Phoenicia , Babylon , Jerusalem , Antioch 1 .

Zechariah 7
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Zechariah • Chapter 7 (14 verses)

And it came to pass in the fourth year of king Darius, that the word of the Lord came unto Zechariah in the fourth day of the ninth month, even in Chisleu; When they had sent unto the house of God Sherezer and Regem–melech, and their men, to pray before the Lord, And to speak unt... Mentions: Zechariah , Jerusalem .

The Prayer of Manasses King of Judah when He was Held Captive in Babylon • Chapter 1 (15 verses)

O Lord Almighty, that are in heaven, you God of our fathers, of Abraham , and Isaac , and Jacob , and of their righteous seed; who have made heaven and earth, with all the ornament thereof; who have bound the sea by the word of your commandment; who have shut up the deep, and seale... Mentions: Abram/Abraham , Isaac , Jacob/Israel .

The Wisdom of Jesus the Son of Sirach, or Ecclesiasticus • Chapter 36 (26 verses)

Have mercy upon us, O Lord the God of all, and behold; And send your fear upon all the nations: Lift up your hand against the strange nations; And let them see your mighty power. Mentions: Jacob/Israel , Aaron , Jerusalem .

Deuteronomy 2
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Deuteronomy • Chapter 2 (37 verses)

Then we turned, and took our journey into the wilderness by the way of the Red sea, as the Lord spake unto me: and we compassed mount Seir many days. And the Lord spake unto me, saying, Ye have compassed this mountain long enough: turn you northward. Mentions: Esau ( Edom ), Moab , Moabites , Lot , Jacob/Israel , Seir , Esau, Elath , Zered .

2 Chronicles 4
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2 Chronicles • Chapter 4 (22 verses)

Moreover he made an altar of brass, twenty cubits the length thereof, and twenty cubits the breadth thereof, and ten cubits the height thereof. Also he made a molten sea of ten cubits from brim to brim, round in compass, and five cubits the height thereof; and a line of thirty cu... Mentions: Solomon , Jordan , Succoth 1 , Zeredah 1 .

Joshua 6
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Joshua • Chapter 6 (27 verses)

Now Jericho was straitly shut up because of the children of Israel : none went out, and none came in. And the Lord said unto Joshua , See, I have given into thine hand Jericho , and the king thereof, and the mighty men of valour. And ye shall compass the city, all ye men of war, and... Mentions: Jacob/Israel , Joshua , Nun (or Non ), Jericho, Rahab .

Psalms 116
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Psalms • Chapter 116 (19 verses)

I love the Lord, because he hath heard my voice and my supplications. Because he hath inclined his ear unto me, therefore will I call upon him as long as I live. The sorrows of death compassed me, and the pains of hell gat hold upon me: I found trouble and sorrow. Mentions: Jerusalem .

Hebrews 12
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Hebrews • Chapter 12 (29 verses)

Wherefore seeing we also are compassed about with so great a cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which doth so easily beset us, and let us run with patience the race that is set before us, Looking unto Jesus the author and finisher of our faith; who for... Mentions: Yeshua the Messiah , Esau ( Edom ), Moses , Abel , Esau, Jerusalem .

Psalms 139
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Psalms • Chapter 139 (24 verses)

O Lord, thou hast searched me, and known me. Thou knowest my downsitting and mine uprising, thou understandest my thought afar off. Thou compassest my path and my lying down, and art acquainted with all my ways.

Scripture Passages (24)

They compassed me about; yea, they compassed me about: but in the name of the Lord I will destroy them.

Who can have compassion on the ignorant, and on them that are out of the way; for that he himself also is compassed with infirmity.

For he saith to Moses , I will have mercy on whom I will have mercy, and I will have compassion on whom I will have compassion.

And of some have compassion, making a difference:

Ye have compassed this mountain long enough: turn you northward.

And under the brim of it round about there were knops compassing it, ten in a cubit, compassing the sea round about: the knops were cast in two rows, when it was cast.

Also he made a molten sea of ten cubits from brim to brim, round in compass, and five cubits the height thereof; and a line of thirty cubits did compass it round about.

And under it was the similitude of oxen, which did compass it round about: ten in a cubit, compassing the sea round about. Two rows of oxen were cast, when it was cast.

And 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:

He hath builded against me, and compassed me with gall and travail.

And it came to pass on the seventh day, that they rose early about the dawning of the day, and compassed the city after the same manner seven times: only on that day they compassed the city seven times.

The sorrows of hell compassed me about: the snares of death prevented me.

Many bulls have compassed me: strong bulls of Bashan have beset me round.

They came round about me daily like water; they compassed me about together.

The sorrows of hell compassed me about; the snares of death prevented me;

Know now that God hath overthrown me, and hath compassed me with his net.

From the wicked that oppress me, from my deadly enemies, who compass me about.

Therefore pride compasseth them about as a chain; violence covereth them as a garment.

By faith the walls of Jericho fell down, after they were compassed about seven days.

The sorrows of death compassed me, and the floods of ungodly men made me afraid.

I will wash mine hands in innocency: so will I compass thine altar, O Lord:

Thou compassest my path and my lying down, and art acquainted with all my ways.

The Lord is gracious, and full of compassion; slow to anger, and of great mercy.

And Saul said, Blessed be ye of the Lord; for ye have compassion on me.

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