To have compassion
רָחַםStrong’s H7355racham (ra-cham)
Appears in 43 verses of the Old Testament
In short
Racham is the Hebrew word usually translated “have compassion on”, “have compassion” and “have compassion on you”. It appears in 43 verses of the Old Testament.
“Then the angel of the LORD answered and said, O LORD of hosts, how long wilt thou not have mercy on Jerusalem and on the cities of Judah, against which thou hast had indignation these threescore and ten years?”
Meaning
- To love, love deeply, have mercy, be compassionate, have tender affection, have compassion(Qal) to love · (Piel) · (Pual) to be shown compassion, be compassionate
How it's translated
- and i will have compassion on 3
- i will have compassion 3
- i will have compassion on 3
- and he will have compassion on you 2
- he has compassion on 2
- and i will have compassion on them 2
- and they will have compassion on them 1
- and he had compassion on them 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Isaiah 12
- Jeremiah 9
- Hosea 6
- Psalms 4
- Deuteronomy 2
- Zechariah 2
14 books in all.
Explore in Scripture
- Zechariah 10:6In contextAnd I will strengthen the house of Judah, and I will save the house of Joseph, and I will bring them again to place them; for I have mercy upon them: and they shall be as though I had not cast them off: for I am the LORD their God, and will hear them.
- Exodus 33:19And he said, I will make all my goodness pass before thee, and I will proclaim the name of the LORD before thee; and will be gracious to whom I will be gracious, and will shew mercy on whom I will shew mercy.
- Deuteronomy 13:17And there shall cleave nought of the cursed thing to thine hand: that the LORD may turn from the fierceness of his anger, and shew thee mercy, and have compassion upon thee, and multiply thee, as he hath sworn unto thy fathers;
- Deuteronomy 30:3That then the LORD thy God will turn thy captivity, and have compassion upon thee, and will return and gather thee from all the nations, whither the LORD thy God hath scattered thee.
- 1 Kings 8:50And 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:
- 2 Kings 13:23And the LORD was gracious unto them, and had compassion on them, and had respect unto them, because of his covenant with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, and would not destroy them, neither cast he them from his presence as yet.
All 43 verses, by book
Hebrew dictionary
רָחַם racham · to have compassion
1) to love, love deeply, have mercy, be compassionate, have tender affection, have compassion 1a) (Qal) to love 1b) (Piel) 1b1) to have compassion, be compassionate 1b1a) of God, man 1c) (Pual) to be shown compassion, be compassionate
From STEPBible’s Hebrew lexicon (based on Brown-Driver-Briggs).
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Hebrew, not from any one translation.