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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
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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.
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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 BoxExo 33:19

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 33:19 - And God said, I will pass by before thee with my glory, and I will call by my name, the Lord, before thee; and [fn] I will have mercy on whom I will have mercy, and will have pity on whom I will have pity.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 13:17

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 13:17 - (LXX 13:18) And there shall nothing of the cursed thing cleave to thy hand, that the Lord may turn from his fierce anger, and [fn]shew thee mercy, and pity thee, and multiply thee, as he sware to thy fathers;

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 30:3

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 30:3 - then the Lord shall heal thine iniquities, and shall pity thee, and shall again gather thee out from all the nations, among which the Lord has scattered thee.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 8:50 - and thou shalt be merciful to their unrighteousness wherein they have trespassed against thee, and according to all their transgressions wherewith they have transgressed against thee, and thou shalt [fn]cause them to be pitied before them that carried them captives, and they shall have compassion on them:

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 13:23 - And the Lord had mercy and compassion upon them, and had respect to them because of his covenant with Abraam, and Isaac, and Jacob; and the Lord would not destroy them, and did not cast them out from his presence.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 18:1

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 18:1 - (LXX 17:1) For the end, a Psalm of David the servant of the Lord; the words which he spoke to the Lord, even the words of this Song, in the day in which the Lord delivered him out of the hand of all his enemies, and out of the hand of Saul: and he said: (17:2) I will love thee, O Lord, my strength.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 102:13

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 102:13 - (LXX 101:14) Thou shalt arise, and have mercy upon Sion: for it is time to have mercy upon her, for the set time is come.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 103:13

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 103:13 - (LXX 102:13) As a father pities his children, the Lord pities them that fear him.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 116:5

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 116:5 - (LXX 114:5) The Lord is merciful and righteous; yea, our God has pity.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 28:13

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 28:13 - He that covers his own ungodliness shall not prosper: but he that blames himself shall be loved.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 9:17

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 9:17 - (LXX 9:16) Therefore the Lord shall not take pleasure in their young men, neither shall he have pity on their orphans or on their widows: for they are all transgressors and wicked, and every mouth speaks unjustly. For all this his anger is not turned away, but his hand is yet exalted.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 13:18

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 13:18 - They shall break the bows of the young men; and they shall have no mercy on your children; nor shall their eyes spare thy children.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 14:1

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 14:1 - And the Lord will have mercy on Jacob, and will yet choose Israel, and they shall rest on their land: and the stranger shall be added to them, yea, shall be added to the house of Jacob.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 27:11

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 27:11 - And after a time there shall be in it no green thing because of the grass being parched. Come hither, ye women that come [fn]from a sight; for it is a people of no understanding; therefore he that made them shall have no pity upon them, and he that formed them shall have no mercy upon them.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 30:18

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 30:18 - And the Lord will again wait, that he may pity you, and will therefore be exalted that he may have mercy upon you: because the Lord your God is a judge: blessed are they that [fn]stay themselves upon him.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 49:10

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 49:10 - [fn] They shall not hunger, neither shall they thirst; neither shall the heat nor the sun smite them; but he that has mercy on them shall comfort them, and by fountains of waters shall he lead them.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 49:13

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 49:13 - Rejoice, ye heavens; and let the earth be glad: let the mountains break forth with joy; for the Lord has had mercy on his people, and has comforted the lowly ones of his people.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 49:15

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 49:15 - Will a woman forget her child, so as not to have compassion upon the offspring of her womb? but if a woman should even forget these, yet I will not forget thee, saith the Lord.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 54:8

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 54:8 - In a little wrath I turned away my face from thee; but with everlasting mercy will I have compassion upon thee, saith the Lord that delivers thee.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 54:10

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 54:10 - shall the mountains depart, nor shall thy hills be removed: so neither shall my mercy fail thee, nor shall the covenant of thy peace be at all removed: for [fn]the Lord who is gracious to thee has spoken it.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 55:7

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 55:7 - let the ungodly leave his ways, and the transgressor his counsels: and let him return to the Lord, and he shall find mercy; for he shall abundantly pardon your sins.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 60:10

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 60:10 - And strangers shall build thy walls, and their kings shall wait upon thee: for by reason of my wrath I smote thee, and by reason of mercy I loved thee.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 6:23 - They shall lay hold on bow and spear; the people is fierce, and will have no mercy; their voice is as the roaring sea; they shall array themselves for war against thee as fire on horses and chariots, O daughter of Sion.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 12:15

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 12:15 - And it shall come to pass, after I have cast them out, that I will return, and have mercy upon them, and will cause them to dwell every one in his inheritance, and every one in his land.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 13:14

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 13:14 - And I will scatter them a man and his brother, and their fathers and their sons together: I will not have compassion, saith the Lord, and I will not spare, neither will I pity to save them from destruction.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 21:7

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 21:7 - And after this, thus saith the Lord; I will give Sedekias king of Juda, and his servants, and the people that is left in this city from the pestilence, and from the famine, and from the sword, into the hands of their enemies, that seek their lives: and they shall cut them in pieces with the edge of the sword: I will not spare them, and I will not have compassion upon them.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 30:18

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 30:18 - (LXX 37:18) Thus said the Lord; Behold, I will turn the captivity of Jacob, and will have pity upon his prisoners; and the city shall be built upon her hill, and the people shall settle after their manner.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 31:20

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 31:20 - (LXX 38:20) Ephraim is a beloved son, a pleasing child to me: for because my words are in him, I will surely remember him: therefore I made haste to help him; I will surely have mercy upon him, saith the Lord.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 42:12

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 42:12 - (LXX 49:12) And I will grant you mercy, and pity you, and will restore you to your land.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 50:42

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 50:42 - (LXX 27:42) the people is fierce, and will have no mercy: their voices shall sound as the sea, they shall ride upon horses, prepared for war, like fire, against thee, O daughter of Babylon.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLam 3:32

Unchecked Copy BoxLam 3:32 - Chaph. For he that has brought down will pity, and that according to the abundance of his mercy.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 39:25

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 39:25 - Therefore thus saith the Lord God, Now will I turn back captivity in Jacob, and will have mercy on the house of Israel, and will be jealous for the sake of my holy name.

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Unchecked Copy BoxHos 1:6

Unchecked Copy BoxHos 1:6 - And she conceived again, and bore a daughter. And he said to him, Call her name, Unpitied: for I will no more have mercy on the house of Israel, but will surely set myself in array against them.

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Unchecked Copy BoxHos 1:7

Unchecked Copy BoxHos 1:7 - But I will have mercy on the house of Juda, and will save them by the Lord their God, and will not save them with bow, nor with sword, nor by war, nor by horses, nor by horsemen.

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Unchecked Copy BoxHos 2:1

Unchecked Copy BoxHos 2:1 - (LXX 2:3) Say to your brother, My people, and to your sister, Pitied.

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Unchecked Copy BoxHos 2:4

Unchecked Copy BoxHos 2:4 - (LXX 2:6) And I will not have mercy upon her children; for they are children of fornication.

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Unchecked Copy BoxHos 2:23

Unchecked Copy BoxHos 2:23 - (LXX 2:25) And I will sow her to me on the earth; and will love her that was not loved, and will say to that which was not my people, Thou art my people; and they shall say, Thou art the Lord my God.

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Unchecked Copy BoxHos 14:3

Unchecked Copy BoxHos 14:3 - (LXX 14:4) Assur shall never save us; we will not mount on horseback; we will no longer say to the works of our hands, Our gods. He who is in thee shall pity the orphan.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMic 7:19

Unchecked Copy BoxMic 7:19 - He will return and have mercy upon us; he will sink our iniquities, and they shall be cast into the depths of the sea, even all our sins.

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Unchecked Copy BoxHab 3:2 - O Lord, I have heard thy report, and was afraid: I considered thy works, and was amazed: thou shalt be known between the two living creatures, thou shalt be acknowledged when the years draw nigh; thou shalt be manifested when the time is come; when my soul is troubled, thou wilt in wrath remember mercy.

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Unchecked Copy BoxZec 1:12

Unchecked Copy BoxZec 1:12 - Then the angel of the Lord answered and said, O Lord Almighty, how long wilt thou have no mercy on Jerusalem, and the cities of Juda, which thou hast disregarded [fn]these seventy years?

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Unchecked Copy BoxZec 10:6

Unchecked Copy BoxZec 10:6 - And I will strengthen the house of Juda, and save the house of Joseph, and I will settle them; because I have loved them: and they shall be as if I had not cast them off: for I am the Lord their God, and I will hear them.
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