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Lexicon :: Strong's H7355 - rāḥam

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רָחַם
Transliteration
rāḥam
Pronunciation
raw-kham'
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Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
A primitive root
Dictionary Aids

TWOT Reference: 2146

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).

  1. 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)
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.
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. Köi. 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.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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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

H7355

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

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 33:19

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 33:19 - And He said, “I Myself will make all My goodness pass before you, and will proclaim the name of the LORD before you; and I will be gracious to whom I will be gracious, and will show H7355 compassion H7355 on whom I will show H7355 compassion.” H7355

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 13:17 - “Nothing from that which is put under the ban shall cling to your hand, in order that the LORD may turn from His burning anger and show mercy to you, and have H7355 compassion H7355 on you and make you increase, just as He has sworn to your fathers,

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 30:3

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 30:3 - then the LORD your God will restore [fn]you from captivity, and have H7355 compassion H7355 on you, and will gather you again from all the peoples where the LORD your God has scattered you.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 8:50

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 8:50 - and forgive Your people who have sinned against You and all their transgressions which they have transgressed against You, and make them objects of compassion before those who have taken them captive, that they may have H7355 compassion H7355 on them

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 13:23

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 13:23 - But the LORD was gracious to them and had H7355 compassion H7355 on them and turned to them because of His covenant with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, and would not destroy them or cast them from His presence until now.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 18:1

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 18:1 - For the choir director. A Psalm of David the servant of the LORD, [fn]who spoke to the LORD the words of this song in the day that the LORD delivered him from the hand of all his enemies and from the hand of Saul. And he said,
“I love H7355 You, O LORD, my strength.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 102:13

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 102:13 - You will arise and have H7355 compassion H7355 on Zion;
For it is time to be gracious to her,
For the appointed time has come.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 103:13

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 103:13 - Just as a father has H7355 compassion H7355 on his children,
So the LORD has H7355 compassion H7355 on those who [fn]fear Him.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 116:5

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 116:5 - Gracious is the LORD, and righteous;
Yes, our God is compassionate. H7355

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 28:13

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 28:13 - He who conceals his transgressions will not prosper,
But he who confesses and forsakes them will find H7355 compassion. H7355

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 9:17

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 9:17 - Therefore the Lord does not take pleasure in their young men,
Nor does He have H7355 pity H7355 on their [fn]orphans or their widows;
For every one of them is godless and an evildoer,
And every mouth is speaking foolishness.
In spite of all this, His anger does not turn away
And His hand is still stretched out.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 13:18

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 13:18 - And their bows will [fn]mow down the young men,
They will not even have H7355 compassion H7355 on the fruit of the womb,
Nor will their eye pity [fn]children.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 14:1

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 14:1 - When the LORD will have H7355 compassion H7355 on Jacob and again choose Israel, and settle them in their own land, then strangers will join them and attach themselves to the house of Jacob.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 27:11

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 27:11 - When its limbs are dry, they are broken off;
Women come and make a fire with them,
For they are not a people of discernment,
Therefore their Maker will not have H7355 compassion H7355 on them.
And their Creator will not be gracious to them.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 30:18

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 30:18 - Therefore the LORD [fn]longs to be gracious to you,
And therefore He [fn]waits on high to have H7355 compassion H7355 on you.
For the LORD is a God of justice;
How blessed are all those who [fn]long for Him.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 49:10

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 49:10 - “They will not hunger or thirst,
Nor will the scorching heat or sun strike them down;
For He who has H7355 compassion H7355 on them will lead them
And will guide them to springs of water.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 49:13

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 49:13 - Shout for joy, O heavens! And rejoice, O earth!
Break forth into joyful shouting, O mountains!
For the LORD has comforted His people
And will have H7355 compassion H7355 on His afflicted.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 49:15

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 49:15 - “Can a woman forget her nursing child
And have H7355 no compassion H7355 on the son of her womb?
Even these may forget, but I will not forget you.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 54:8

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 54:8 - “In an [fn]outburst of anger
I hid My face from you for a moment,
But with everlasting lovingkindness I will have H7355 compassion H7355 on you,”
Says the LORD your Redeemer.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 54:10

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 54:10 - “For the mountains may be removed and the hills may shake,
But My lovingkindness will not be removed from you,
And My covenant of peace will not be shaken,”
Says the LORD who has H7355 compassion H7355 on you.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 55:7

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 55:7 - Let the wicked forsake his way
And the unrighteous man his thoughts;
And let him return to the LORD,
And He will have H7355 compassion H7355 on him,
And to our God,
For He will abundantly pardon.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 60:10

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 60:10 - “Foreigners will build up your walls,
And their kings will minister to you;
For in My wrath I struck you,
And in My favor I have had H7355 compassion H7355 on you.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 6:23

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 6:23 - “They seize bow and spear;
They are cruel and have H7355 no mercy; H7355
Their voice roars like the sea,
And they ride on horses,
Arrayed as a man for the battle
Against you, O daughter of Zion!”

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 12:15

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 12:15 - “And it will come about that after I have uprooted them, I will again have H7355 compassion H7355 on them; and I will bring them back, each one to his inheritance and each one to his land.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 13:14

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 13:14 - “I will dash them against each other, both the fathers and the sons together,” declares the LORD. “I will not show pity nor be sorry nor have H7355 compassion H7355 so as not to destroy them.”’”

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 21:7

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 21:7 - “Then afterwards,” declares the LORD, “I will give over Zedekiah king of Judah and his servants and the people, even those who survive in this city from the pestilence, the sword and the famine, into the hand of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, and into the hand of their foes and into the hand of those who seek their lives; and he will strike them down with the edge of the sword. He will not spare them nor have pity nor compassion.”’ H7355

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 30:18

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 30:18 - “Thus says the LORD,
‘Behold, I will restore the [fn]fortunes of the tents of Jacob
And have H7355 compassion H7355 on his dwelling places;
And the city will be rebuilt on its ruin,
And the palace will stand on its rightful place.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 31:20

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 31:20 - “Is Ephraim My dear son?
Is he a delightful child?
Indeed, as often as I have spoken against him,
I certainly still remember him;
Therefore My [fn]heart yearns for him;
I will surely H7355 have H7355 mercy H7355 on him,” declares the LORD.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 33:26

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 33:26 - then I would reject the [fn]descendants of Jacob and David My servant, [fn]not taking from his [fn]descendants rulers over the [fn]descendants of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob. But I will restore their [fn]fortunes and will have H7355 mercy H7355 on them.’”

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 42:12

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 42:12 - ‘I will also show you compassion, so that he will have H7355 compassion H7355 on you and restore you to your own soil.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 50:42

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 50:42 - “They seize their bow and javelin;
They are cruel and have H7355 no mercy. H7355
Their voice roars like the sea;
And they ride on horses,
Marshalled like a man for the battle
Against you, O daughter of Babylon.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lam 3:32

Unchecked Copy BoxLam 3:32 - For if He causes grief,
Then He will have H7355 compassion H7355
According to His abundant lovingkindness.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 39:25

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 39:25 - Therefore thus says the Lord GOD, “Now I will [fn]restore the fortunes of Jacob and have H7355 mercy H7355 on the whole house of Israel; and I will be jealous for My holy name.

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Unchecked Copy Box Hos 1:6

Unchecked Copy BoxHos 1:6 - Then she conceived again and gave birth to a daughter. And [fn]the LORD said to him, “Name her [fn]Lo-ruhamah, for I will no longer have H7355 compassion H7355 on the house of Israel, that I would ever forgive them.

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Unchecked Copy Box Hos 1:7

Unchecked Copy BoxHos 1:7 - “But I will have H7355 compassion H7355 on the house of Judah and deliver them by the LORD their God, and will not deliver them by bow, sword, battle, horses or horsemen.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Hos 2:1

Unchecked Copy BoxHos 2:1 - [fn]Say to your brothers, “[fn]Ammi,” and to your sisters, “[fn]Ruhamah.” H7355

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Unchecked Copy Box Hos 2:4

Unchecked Copy BoxHos 2:4 - “Also, I will have H7355 no compassion H7355 on her children,
Because they are children of harlotry.

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Unchecked Copy Box Hos 2:23

Unchecked Copy BoxHos 2:23 - “I will sow her for Myself in the land.
I will also have H7355 compassion H7355 on [fn]her who had not obtained H7355 compassion, H7355
And I will say to [fn]those who were not My people,
‘You are My people!’
And [fn]they will say, ‘You are my God!’”

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Unchecked Copy Box Hos 14:3

Unchecked Copy BoxHos 14:3 - “Assyria will not save us,
We will not ride on horses;
Nor will we say again, ‘Our god,’
To the work of our hands;
For in You the [fn]orphan finds H7355 mercy.” H7355

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Unchecked Copy Box Mic 7:19

Unchecked Copy BoxMic 7:19 - He will again have H7355 compassion H7355 on us;
He will tread our iniquities under foot.
Yes, You will cast all [fn]their sins
Into the depths of the sea.

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Unchecked Copy Box Hab 3:2

Unchecked Copy BoxHab 3:2 - LORD, I have heard [fn]the report about You and [fn]I fear.
O LORD, revive Your work in the midst of the years,
In the midst of the years make it known;
In wrath remember [fn]mercy. H7355

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Unchecked Copy Box Zec 1:12

Unchecked Copy BoxZec 1:12 - Then the angel of the LORD said, “O LORD of hosts, how long will You have H7355 no compassion H7355 for Jerusalem and the cities of Judah, with which You have been indignant these seventy years?”

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Unchecked Copy Box Zec 10:6

Unchecked Copy BoxZec 10:6 - “I will strengthen the house of Judah,
And I will save the house of Joseph,
And I will [fn]bring them back,
Because I have H7355 had H7355 compassion H7355 on them;
And they will be as though I had not rejected them,
For I am the LORD their God and I will answer them.
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