Lexicon :: Strong's H7355 - rāḥam

רָחַם

Transliteration

rāḥam

Pronunciation

raw-kham'

Part of Speech

verb

Root Word (Etymology)

A primitive root

Dictionary Aids

TWOT Reference: 2146

Strong's Info

Strong’s Definitions

רָחַם râcham, raw-kham'; a primitive root; to fondle; by implication, to love, especially to compassionate:—have compassion (on, upon), love, (find, have, obtain, shew) mercy(-iful, on, upon), (have) pity, Ruhamah, × surely.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 47x

The KJV translates Strong's H7355 in the following manner: ...mercy (32x), ...compassion (8x), pity (3x), love (1x), merciful (1x), Ruhamah (1x), surely (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 47x

The KJV translates Strong's H7355 in the following manner: ...mercy (32x), ...compassion (8x), pity (3x), love (1x), merciful (1x), Ruhamah (1x), surely (1x).

Outline of Biblical Usage [?]

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

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)

Brown-Driver-Briggs Lexicon [?] (Jump to Scripture Index)

STRONGS H7355: Abbreviations

† [רָחַם] verb denominative love. Pi. have compassion; —
Qal Imperfect 1st person 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. Perfect 3rd person masculine singular רִחַם Psalm 103:13 +; suffix וְרִחַמְךָ consecutive Deuteronomy 13:18, etc.; Imperfect 3rd person 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 man, 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. Perfect 3rd person feminine singular רֻחָ֑מָה Hosea 2:3; Hosea 2:25 (Ges^{§ 152 a} N. Kö^{i. 270}); — Imperfect 3rd person 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); penitent sinner Proverbs 28:13.

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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Exodus

33:19

Deuteronomy

13:18; 13:18; 30:3

2 Samuel

22:2

1 Kings

8:50

2 Kings

13:23

Psalms

18:2; 102:14; 103:13; 103:13; 103:13; 103:13; 116:5; 116:5

Proverbs

28:13; 28:13

Isaiah

9:16; 9:16; 13:18; 14:1; 27:11; 30:18; 30:18; 49:10; 49:13; 49:15; 49:15; 54:8; 54:10; 55:7; 55:7; 60:10

Jeremiah

6:23; 12:15; 13:14; 21:7; 30:18; 31:20; 31:20; 33:26; 42:12; 50:42

Lamentations

3:32

Ezekiel

39:25

Hosea

1:6; 1:6; 1:7; 1:8; 2:3; 2:3; 2:6; 14:4; 14:4

Micah

7:19

Habakkuk

3:2; 3:2

Zechariah

1:12; 10:6

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Strong's Number H7355 matches the Hebrew רָחַם (rāḥam),
which occurs 47 times in 43 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

Exo 33:19

Exo 33:19 - And he said,^H559 I will make all my goodness^H2898 pass^H5674 before thee, and I will proclaim^H7121 the name^H8034 of the LORD^H3068 before^H6440 thee; and will be gracious^H2603 to whom I will be gracious,^H2603 and will shew mercy^H7355 on whom I will shew mercy.^H7355

Deu 13:17

Deu 13:17 - And there shall cleave^H1692 nought^H3972 of the cursed thing^H2764 to thine hand:^H3027 that the LORD^H3068 may turn^H7725 from the fierceness^H2740 of his anger,^H639 and shew^H5414 thee mercy,^H7356 and have compassion^H7355 upon thee, and multiply^H7235 thee, as he hath sworn^H7650 unto thy fathers;^H1

Deu 30:3

Deu 30:3 - That then the LORD^H3068 thy God^H430 will turn^H7725 thy captivity,^H7622 and have compassion^H7355 upon thee, and will return^H7725 and gather^H6908 thee from all the nations,^H5971 whither the LORD^H3068 thy God^H430 hath scattered^H6327 thee.

1Ki 8:50

1Ki 8:50 - And forgive^H5545 thy people^H5971 that have sinned^H2398 against thee, and all their transgressions^H6588 wherein they have transgressed^H6586 against thee, and give^H5414 them compassion^H7356 before^H6440 them who carried them captive,^H7617 that they may have compassion^H7355 on them:

2Ki 13:23

2Ki 13:23 - And the LORD^H3068 was gracious^H2603 unto them, and had compassion^H7355 on them, and had respect^H6437 unto them, because of^H4616 his covenant^H1285 with Abraham,^H85 Isaac,^H3327 and Jacob,^H3290 and would^H14 not destroy^H7843 them, neither cast^H7993 he them from his presence^H6440 as yet.^H5704

Psa 18:1

Psa 18:1 - [[To the chief Musician,^H5329 A Psalm of David,^H1732 the servant^H5650 of the LORD,^H3068 who spake^H1696 unto the LORD^H3068 the words^H1697 of this song^H7892 in the day^H3117 that the LORD^H3068 delivered^H5337 him from the hand^H3709 of all his enemies,^H341 and from the hand^H3027 of Saul:^H7586 And he said,]]^H559 I will love^H7355 thee, O LORD,^H3068 my strength.^H2391

Psa 102:13

Psa 102:13 - Thou shalt arise,^H6965 and have mercy^H7355 upon Zion:^H6726 for the time^H6256 to favour^H2603 her, yea, the set time,^H4150 is come.^H935

Psa 103:13

Psa 103:13 - Like as a father^H1 pitieth^H7355 his children,^H1121 so the LORD^H3068 pitieth^H7355 them that fear^H3373 him.

Psa 116:5

Psa 116:5 - Gracious^H2587 is the LORD,^H3068 and righteous;^H6662 yea, our God^H430 is merciful.^H7355

Pro 28:13

Pro 28:13 - He that covereth^H3680 his sins^H6588 shall not prosper:^H6743 but whoso confesseth^H3034 and forsaketh^H5800 them shall have mercy.^H7355

Isa 9:17

Isa 9:17 - Therefore the Lord^H136 shall have no joy^H8055 in their young men,^H970 neither shall have mercy^H7355 on their fatherless^H3490 and widows:^H490 for every one is an hypocrite^H2611 and an evildoer,^H7489 and every mouth^H6310 speaketh^H1696 folly.^H5039 For all this his anger^H639 is not turned away,^H7725 but his hand^H3027 is stretched out still.^H5186

Isa 13:18

Isa 13:18 - Their bows^H7198 also shall dash^H7376 ➔ the young men^H5288 to pieces;^H7376 and they shall have no pity^H7355 on the fruit^H6529 of the womb;^H990 their eye^H5869 shall not spare^H2347 children.^H1121

Isa 14:1

Isa 14:1 - For the LORD^H3068 will have mercy^H7355 on Jacob,^H3290 and will yet choose^H977 Israel,^H3478 and set^H3240 them in their own land:^H127 and the strangers^H1616 shall be joined^H3867 with them, and they shall cleave^H5596 to the house^H1004 of Jacob.^H3290

Isa 27:11

Isa 27:11 - When the boughs^H7105 thereof are withered,^H3001 they shall be broken off:^H7665 the women^H802 come,^H935 and set them on fire:^H215 for it is a people^H5971 of no understanding:^H998 therefore he that made^H6213 them will not have mercy^H7355 on them, and he that formed^H3335 them will shew them no favour.^H2603

Isa 30:18

Isa 30:18 - And therefore will the LORD^H3068 wait,^H2442 that he may be gracious^H2603 unto you, and therefore will he be exalted,^H7311 that he may have mercy^H7355 upon you: for the LORD^H3068 is a God^H430 of judgment:^H4941 blessed^H835 are all they that wait^H2442 for him.

Isa 49:10

Isa 49:10 - They shall not hunger^H7456 nor thirst;^H6770 neither shall the heat^H8273 nor sun^H8121 smite^H5221 them: for he that hath mercy^H7355 on them shall lead^H5090 them, even by the springs^H4002 of water^H4325 shall he guide^H5095 them.

Isa 49:13

Isa 49:13 - Sing,^H7442 O heavens;^H8064 and be joyful,^H1523 O earth;^H776 and break forth^H6476 into singing,^H7440 O mountains:^H2022 for the LORD^H3068 hath comforted^H5162 his people,^H5971 and will have mercy^H7355 upon his afflicted.^H6041

Isa 49:15

Isa 49:15 - Can a woman^H802 forget^H7911 her sucking child,^H5764 that she should not have compassion^H7355 on the son^H1121 of her womb?^H990 yea, they may forget,^H7911 yet will I not forget^H7911 thee.

Isa 54:8

Isa 54:8 - In a little^H8241 wrath^H7110 I hid^H5641 my face^H6440 from thee for a moment;^H7281 but with everlasting^H5769 kindness^H2617 will I have mercy^H7355 on thee, saith^H559 the LORD^H3068 thy Redeemer.^H1350

Isa 54:10

Isa 54:10 - For the mountains^H2022 shall depart,^H4185 and the hills^H1389 be removed;^H4131 but my kindness^H2617 shall not depart^H4185 from thee, neither shall the covenant^H1285 of my peace^H7965 be removed,^H4131 saith^H559 the LORD^H3068 that hath mercy^H7355 on thee.

Isa 55:7

Isa 55:7 - Let the wicked^H7563 forsake^H5800 his way,^H1870 and the unrighteous^H205 man^H376 his thoughts:^H4284 and let him return^H7725 unto the LORD,^H3068 and he will have mercy^H7355 upon him; and to our God,^H430 for he will abundantly^H7235 pardon.^H5545

Isa 60:10

Isa 60:10 - And the sons^H1121 of strangers^H5236 shall build up^H1129 thy walls,^H2346 and their kings^H4428 shall minister^H8334 unto thee: for in my wrath^H7110 I smote^H5221 thee, but in my favour^H7522 have I had mercy^H7355 on thee.

Jer 6:23

Jer 6:23 - They shall lay hold^H2388 on bow^H7198 and spear;^H3591 they are cruel,^H394 and have no mercy;^H7355 their voice^H6963 roareth^H1993 like the sea;^H3220 and they ride^H7392 upon horses,^H5483 set in array^H6186 as men^H376 for war^H4421 against thee, O daughter^H1323 of Zion.^H6726

Jer 12:15

Jer 12:15 - And it shall come to pass, after^H310 that I have plucked them out^H5428 I will return,^H7725 and have compassion^H7355 on them, and will bring them again,^H7725 every man^H376 to his heritage,^H5159 and every man^H376 to his land.^H776

Jer 13:14

Jer 13:14 - And I will dash^H5310 them one^H376 against another,^H251 even the fathers^H1 and the sons^H1121 together,^H3162 saith^H5002 the LORD:^H3068 I will not pity,^H2550 nor spare,^H2347 nor have mercy,^H7355 but destroy^H7843 them.

Jer 21:7

Jer 21:7 - And afterward,^H310 saith^H5002 the LORD,^H3068 I will deliver^H5414 Zedekiah^H6667 king^H4428 of Judah,^H3063 and his servants,^H5650 and the people,^H5971 and such as are left^H7604 in this city^H5892 from the pestilence,^H1698 from the sword,^H2719 and from the famine,^H7458 into the hand^H3027 of Nebuchadrezzar^H5019 king^H4428 of Babylon,^H894 and into the hand^H3027 of their enemies,^H341 and into the hand^H3027 of those that seek^H1245 their life:^H5315 and he shall smite^H5221 them with the edge^H6310 of the sword;^H2719 he shall not spare^H2347 them, neither have pity,^H2550 nor have mercy.^H7355

Jer 30:18

Jer 30:18 - Thus saith^H559 the LORD;^H3068 Behold, I will bring again^H7725 the captivity^H7622 of Jacob's^H3290 tents,^H168 and have mercy^H7355 on his dwellingplaces;^H4908 and the city^H5892 shall be builded^H1129 upon her own heap,^H8510 and the palace^H759 shall remain^H3427 after the manner^H4941 thereof.

Jer 31:20

Jer 31:20 - Is Ephraim^H669 my dear^H3357 son?^H1121 is he a pleasant^H8191 child?^H3206 for since^H1767 I spake^H1696 against him, I do earnestly^H2142 remember^H2142 him still: therefore my bowels^H4578 are troubled^H1993 for him; I will surely^H7355 have mercy^H7355 upon him, saith^H5002 the LORD.^H3068

Jer 33:26

Jer 33:26 - Then^H1571 will I cast away^H3988 the seed^H2233 of Jacob,^H3290 and David^H1732 my servant,^H5650 so that I will not take^H3947 any of his seed^H2233 to be rulers^H4910 over the seed^H2233 of Abraham,^H85 Isaac,^H3446 and Jacob:^H3290 for I will cause their captivity^H7622 to return,^H7725^H7725 and have mercy^H7355 on them.

Jer 42:12

Jer 42:12 - And I will shew^H5414 mercies^H7356 unto you, that he may have mercy^H7355 upon you, and cause you to return^H7725 to your own land.^H127

Jer 50:42

Jer 50:42 - They shall hold^H2388 the bow^H7198 and the lance:^H3591 they are cruel,^H394 and will not shew mercy:^H7355 their voice^H6963 shall roar^H1993 like the sea,^H3220 and they shall ride^H7392 upon horses,^H5483 every one put in array,^H6186 like a man^H376 to the battle,^H4421 against thee, O daughter^H1323 of Babylon.^H894

Lam 3:32

Lam 3:32 - But though he cause grief,^H3013 yet will he have compassion^H7355 according to the multitude^H7230 of his mercies.^H2617

Eze 39:25

Eze 39:25 - Therefore thus saith^H559 the Lord^H136 GOD;^H3069 Now will I bring again^H7725 the captivity^H7622^H7622 of Jacob,^H3290 and have mercy^H7355 upon the whole house^H1004 of Israel,^H3478 and will be jealous^H7065 for my holy^H6944 name;^H8034

Hos 1:6

Hos 1:6 - And she conceived again,^H2029 and bare^H3205 a daughter.^H1323 And God said^H559 unto him, Call^H7121 her name^H8034 Loruhamah:^H3819 for I will no more^H3254 have mercy^H7355 upon the house^H1004 of Israel;^H3478 but I will utterly^H5375 take them away.^H5375

Hos 1:7

Hos 1:7 - But I will have mercy^H7355 upon the house^H1004 of Judah,^H3063 and will save^H3467 them by the LORD^H3068 their God,^H430 and will not save^H3467 them by bow,^H7198 nor by sword,^H2719 nor by battle,^H4421 by horses,^H5483 nor by horsemen.^H6571

Hos 2:1

Hos 2:1 - Say^H559 ye unto your brethren,^H251 Ammi;^H5971 and to your sisters,^H269 Ruhamah.^H7355

Hos 2:4

Hos 2:4 - And I will not have mercy^H7355 upon her children;^H1121 for they be the children^H1121 of whoredoms.^H2183

Hos 2:23

Hos 2:23 - And I will sow^H2232 her unto me in the earth;^H776 and I will have mercy^H7355 upon her that had not obtained mercy;^H7355^H3818 and I will say^H559 to them which were not my people,^H5971 Thou art my people;^H5971 and they shall say,^H559 Thou art my God.^H430

Hos 14:3

Hos 14:3 - Asshur^H804 shall not save^H3467 us; we will not ride^H7392 upon horses:^H5483 neither will we say^H559 any more to the work^H4639 of our hands,^H3027 Ye are our gods:^H430 for in thee the fatherless^H3490 findeth mercy.^H7355

Mic 7:19

Mic 7:19 - He will turn again,^H7725 he will have compassion^H7355 upon us; he will subdue^H3533 our iniquities;^H5771 and thou wilt cast^H7993 all their sins^H2403 into the depths^H4688 of the sea.^H3220

Hab 3:2

Hab 3:2 - O LORD,^H3068 I have heard^H8085 thy speech,^H8088 and was afraid:^H3372 O LORD,^H3068 revive^H2421 thy work^H6467 in the midst^H7130 of the years,^H8141 in the midst^H7130 of the years^H8141 make known;^H3045 in wrath^H7267 remember^H2142 mercy.^H7355

Zec 1:12

Zec 1:12 - Then the angel^H4397 of the LORD^H3068 answered^H6030 and said,^H559 O LORD^H3068 of hosts,^H6635 how long wilt thou not have mercy^H7355 on Jerusalem^H3389 and on the cities^H5892 of Judah,^H3063 against which thou hast had indignation^H2194 these threescore and ten^H7657 years?^H8141

Zec 10:6

Zec 10:6 - And I will strengthen^H1396 the house^H1004 of Judah,^H3063 and I will save^H3467 the house^H1004 of Joseph,^H3130 and I will bring them again to place^H3427 them; for I have mercy^H7355 upon them: and they shall be as though^H834 I had not cast them off:^H2186 for I am the LORD^H3068 their God,^H430 and will hear^H6030 them.

Lexicon :: Strong's H7355 - rāḥam

רָחַם

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